Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, May 16, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

CANAKKALE – Last steel block of Canakkale 1915 Bridge to be placed by Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ceremony via video conferencing.

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.

LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY

TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA – Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis.

SPORTS

ANKARA – Following novel coronavirus’ impacts on sports.

SPECIAL REPORT

Vietnam, Turkish chess tourney formed during COVID-19

By Emre Asikci

ANKARA (AA) – Online friendly matches will contribute to the friendship between Turkey and Vietnam, according to a Vietnamese chess champion who clinched several medals in international tournaments.

SPECIAL REPORT

Row over dilution of labor laws in India

By Shuriah Niazi

NEW DELHI(AA) – To give a fillip to the economy and help businesses to revive, various Indian states are diluting labor laws, triggering a row and debate over the rights of workers and the requirements of the industry.

SPECIAL REPORT

EXCLUSIVE – Bangsamoro short of vital supplies amid coronavirus

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ANKARA (AA) – Bangsamoro, the Philippines’ autonomous Muslim-majority region, is running low on food supplies and medical equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the area’s top administrator said on Friday.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh: Growing fear of virus outbreak in Rohingya camps

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – There is growing fear of the rapid spread of coronavirus in Bangladesh's crammed refugee camps housing more than one million Rohingya, after three cases were confirmed recently.

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