Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Turkey's Science Council tackling coronavirus to convene in capital Ankara at 13:30 p.m. local time (1030GMT).

ANKARA - Military aircraft carrying medical aid departs for Italy and Spain, countries worst hit by novel coronavirus in Europe.

ANKARA - Following latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, brokered by Turkey and Russia.

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

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - Members of White House’s Coronavirus Task Force to hold news briefing.

EUROPE

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to hold video conference with state premiers to discuss measures to combat coronavirus.

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to hold online press conference ahead of Thursday meeting of Foreign Ministers of allied nations.

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin to chair an extraordinary Cabinet meeting to discuss COVID-19 measures.

LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY

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

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following efforts by Adnan al-Zurfi to form government.

THE ECONOMY

ISTANBUL - Istanbul Chamber of Industry to release Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for March.

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical office Eurostat to release Unemployment figures for February.

LONDON - IHS Markit to reveal Eurozone PMI for March.

SPECIAL REPORT

India’s migrant workers in dire straits amid lockdown

By Shuriah Niazi

NEW DELHI (AA) - Ranveer Singh, a 39-year-old migrant worker who had walked nearly 200 kilometers (124 miles) from Delhi in an effort to reach his home in Madhya Pradesh state’s Morena district amid a nationwide lockdown over the novel coronavirus, collapsed and died on the Delhi-Agra highway on March 28.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kenyan doctors putting up brave fight against COVID-19

By Andrew Wasike

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) - Like soldiers, who protect boundaries of countries, doctors and other health workers worldwide have moved to battle zones to defeat an invisible but lethal enemy coronavirus or COVID-19.

SPECIAL REPORT

Shutdown in Uganda over COVID-19 hits poor hard

By Hamza Kyeyune

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) - Uganda’s poor are bearing the brunt of a nationwide shutdown declared by President Yoweri Museveni as part of efforts to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Global shutdown would harm economy, civilisation'

By Erdogan Cagatay Zontur

ANKARA (AA) - Ruling out a global shutdown, Turkish sociological experts believe that the coronavirus pandemic will retreat after reaching its saturation point.

SPECIAL REPORT

COVID-19 hitting LeBron's last chance for NBA title

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ANKARA (AA) - One month ago, New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry had shared high praise for Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James' outstanding form in a post-game interview as LeBron played one more impressive games of the season against the Pelicans.

SPECIAL REPORT

Global environmental developments in March 2020

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - March saw falling carbon emissions due to drops in industrial production and transportation use amid nationwide lockdowns across the world as well as bans on wildlife consumption to curb the novel coronavirus outbreak.

SPECIAL REPORT

Climate strikes, environmental protests in March 2020

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - In the month of March, people across the world continued to stage strikes, demonstrations and protests calling for action against climate change and damage to the environment.

SPECIAL REPORT

Environmental disasters across world in March 2020

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - The third month of 2020 saw numerous environmental disasters that impaired climate change and vice versa, including deadly tornado in the U.S., landslide in Brazil and heavy rains in Pakistan.