Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, April 2, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

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.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend NATO foreign ministers' meeting via video link.

BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to hold news conference.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold news conference.

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

ANKARA - Turkey's Trade Ministry to release provisional export figures for March.

SPECIAL REPORT

Rhino population rising but still under threat: NGO

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - Despite a promising rise in Africa’s black rhino population, the species remains critically endangered, as poaching and demand for their horns persist across the continent and worldwide.

SPECIAL REPORT

Chinese lockdown hits businesses in Rwanda

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - Compared to other places, African countries have not reported a large number of coronavirus cases or deaths, but an economic crisis is looming large on the continent.

SPECIAL REPORT

Emerging market economies face challenge countering coronavirus

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA (AA) - Although most emerging countries are equipped with sound macroeconomic policies and financial tools for dealing with normal economic tremors, they seem to have fallen short from holding off economic turmoil in the face of a pandemic.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Caution essential even after coronavirus recedes’

By Jeyhun Aliyev and Burak Dag

ANKARA (AA) - Measures against the coronavirus outbreak should continue after it reaches its peak and even after the infection is brought under control all globally, according to a Turkish physician.

SPECIAL REPORT

Dad who helped his son beat autism now aids others

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) – A nuclear medicine specialist dedicated his life to seeking ways to defeat autism after his son was diagnosed with the neurodevelopmental disorder 18 years ago.

SPECIAL REPORT

How COVID-19 turned into a major health crisis in Iran

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN (AA) - On Feb. 21, two days after the first two cases of the cataclysmic COVID-19 were reported in Iran, in the city of Qom, 160 kilometers south of Tehran, I got a call from a friend in that city.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kashmiris fear new laws aim to bring demographic changes

By Hilal Mir

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - Many in Indian-administered Kashmir were angered when the New Delhi announced a law defining criteria for residency and employment, with suspicions mounting that this is the first step in undermining the disputed region's Muslim-majority status.