ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA – Monitoring latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.
ANKARA – Covering Turkey's worldwide operations to bring back its citizens stranded abroad due to coronavirus pandemic.
ANKARA – Following Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey, across Muslim world.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – EU health ministers to hold informal videoconference to discuss response to coronavirus pandemic.
BRUSSELS – EU defense ministers to hold videoconference on impacts of COVID-19 on security, defense.
US
WASHINGTON – White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany to hold press briefing.
WASHINGTON – US envoy for Syria James Jeffrey to speak at Hudson Institute video event, 'Maximum Pressure on the Assad Regime for its Chemical Weapons Use and Other Atrocities.'
GERMANY
BERLIN – Disease control agency Robert Koch Institute to announce latest COVID-19 figures.
LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY
TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA – Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis.
SPECIAL REPORT
Pandemic hits India's poorest trying to return home
By Shuriah Niazi
NEW DELHI (AA) – “I saw my companions die in front of me. I’ll never forget the scene of the accident,” Shivmaan Singh, one of the four survivors of a train accident in India said.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkey's performance amid virus may open new doors for auto industry
By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) – As the European automotive market resumes production amid uncertain demand due to coronavirus, Turkey is well positioned to emerge from the crisis with less damage and to draw more export orders, according to an industry leader.
SPECIAL REPORT
Ethiopia: Delaying polls trigger constitutional crises
By Addis Getachew
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – Ethiopia’s decision to postpone parliamentary and regional elections in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic has put the federal government in collision with regions and many opposition parties, triggering a constitutional crisis.
SPECIAL REPORT
Indonesian students praise Turkey’s help in lockdown
By Pizaro Gozali Idrus and Erric Permana
ANKARA/JAKARTA (AA) – Free internet data, better and free healthcare system, coupled with the continuation of their scholarship program, have helped Indonesian students to continue pursuing their education in Turkey even under the lockdown enforced by the pandemic.
SPECIAL REPORT
Pakistani nurses: First line of defense in fight against COVID-19
By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Wearing a protective suit, face mask, goggles and gloves, 35-year-old Sabra Parveen took the vitals of a patient in the neurology ward of Dr. Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.
SPECIAL REPORT
Bangladeshi nurses serve on virus frontlines amid drawbacks
By Md. Kamruzzaman
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Parvin, 36, a staff nurse in a remote government health complex in Bangladesh’s southwestern district of Jessore, has been serving on the frontline alongside doctors amid the coronavirus pandemic, with possible risks of contracting the lethal virus due to lack of sufficient protection.
SPECIAL REPORT
‘Saudi austerity drive to make pilgrimage costly’
By Ali Abo Rezeg
ANKARA (AA) – With Saudi Arabia announcing a threefold rise in the value-added tax (VAT), an expert believes the move may also make it more expensive for people to take the Umrah and Hajj pilgrimages.
SPECIAL REPORT
India: COVID-19 establishes nursing healthcare backbone
By Cheena Kapoor
NEW DELHI, India (AA) – With a birthday message on his PPE suit, Mahipal Rana continues to work as a COVID-19 nurse in India’s premier health institute in the capital Delhi. The 36-year-old celebrates his 10-year-old son’s birthday hundreds of miles away, to keep him away from exposure to the virus.
SPECIAL REPORT
Balkan countries move towards normalcy after COVID-19
By Talha Ozturk
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Some Balkan countries, with the drops in the COVID-19 cases, continue lifting measures taken as part of fighting the pandemic.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkish nurse defiant after beating coronavirus
By Ali Murat Alhas
ANKARA (AA) – The struggle of health personnel often goes unnoticed by many, who see it as part of their job. But it is perhaps high time that we paid more attention to the sacrifices and commitment they demonstrate amid the coronavirus pandemic.
