Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair Cabinet meeting at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Malta’s European and Foreign Affairs Minister Evarist Bartolo to pay official visit to Turkey. He is due to meet Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

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.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet her Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez for talks on EU’s coronavirus recovery fund, global issues.

SERBIA

BELGRADE - Following anti-government demonstrations across country.

NORTH MACEDONIA

SKOPJE - North Macedonia holds first parliamentary election since historic name change.

LIBYA

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

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release house sales statistics for June.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to announce industrial production figures for May.

SPECIAL REPORT

Yusuf Islam: UN's standing declined after Bosnian genocide

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) - The UN’s standing in the world began to seriously decline after the Bosnian genocide, according to renowned British musician Yusuf Islam.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Ebola survivors can be useful resource in raising awareness’

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - On June 25, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Democratic Republic of Congo government announced an end to the Ebola virus -- 42 days after the last Ebola patient was discharged from Beni on May 14, 2020.

SPECIAL REPORT

Health or environment: Plastic dilemma over COVID-19

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - Increased plastic consumption, driven by COVID-19-related health concern leads a dilemma as people cause more waste to protect their health while paving the way of another risk for environmental health in the future.