Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, June 25, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

ANKARA - Following latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend video-conference meetings of Foreign Ministers of South East European Cooperation Process, Sudan Partnership Conference as well.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following clashes between Libyan army, militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.

US

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to visit Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin to tour facility, deliver remarks.

NEW YORK - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to hold press conference to mark 75th anniversary of international body this year.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to co-host Sudan Partnership Conference to be held via video-conferencing due to pandemic.

AUSTRIA

VIENNA - UN Office on Drugs and Crime to release its World Drug Report 2020.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee set to meet for sixth time this year to announce bank's latest decision on interest rates.

SPECIAL REPORT

Zimbabwe’s banned 'kombi' operators turn vehicles to mobile stores

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Known as kombis in Zimbabwe, commuter omnibuses are no more, but in residential areas they have resurfaced, with conductors this time not shouting out for passengers, but for customers to rush for buying wares strewn on vehicles' rooftops and seats once occupied by passengers before the pandemic.

SPECIAL REPORT

What is next for Burundi under new president?

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - Evariste Ndayishimiye, Burundi's new president, has his plate full, having assumed power in the wake of troubled years characterized by economic decline amid international isolation, according to an analyst.

SPECIAL REPORT

World observes 11th death anniversary of legend Michael Jackson

By Dilara Hamit

ANKARA (AA) - Fans across the world are commemorating the 11th death anniversary of pop sensation Michael Jackson on Thursday.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh: Rohingya plea for refugee camp cemeteries

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - A Rohingya rights group has asked the Bangladeshi refugee commissioner's office to allocate a plot of land for members of the minority group to bury their dead.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kazim Koyuncu: Pioneering Laz musician

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) - A Turkish singer known for blending traditional Black Sea folk music with rock rhythms is being commemorated on Thursday on the 15th anniversary of his passing.