Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, April 10, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Health Minister Fahrettin Koca to hold news conference following Coronavirus Science Board meeting.

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.

US

WASHINGTON - Members of White House’s Coronavirus Task Force to hold press briefing as death toll from contagion passes 16,600.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following developments after Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed Mustafa Al-Kademi to form new government.

LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY

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

SUDAN

KHARTOUM - Expected activities to mark first anniversary of al-Bashir's ouster.

YEMEN

SANAA - Following situation after Saudi-led coalition announced two-week cease-fire.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Parliament to vote state of emergency law bill proposed by council of ministers as part of government's move to curb spread of COVID-19.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release unemployment figures for January.

SPORTS

ANKARA - Following impact of novel coronavirus on sports.

SPECIAL REPORT

COVID-19 in Kashmir: ‘Infection seeping in community’

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - As the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic is spreading rapidly across the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, health experts in the region fear the disease has seeped in the community.

SPECIAL REPORT

Fighting for nature, activists solo but not alone

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - Although many activists throughout the world appear to work solo in raising awareness on climate change and protecting nature, they are not alone.

SPECIAL REPORT

Economic catastrophe stares at African countries

By Felix Tih

ANKARA (AA) - Africa -- the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent -- is estimated to lose $90 billion to $200 billion in 2020, due to the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak, according to a study released by global auditing firm McKinsey & Company's experts.

SPECIAL REPORT

India: Millions of casual workers threatened by virus lockdown

By Shuriah Niazi

NEW DELHI, India (AA) - The current nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 has excessively hurt India’s poor and workers in the informal sector.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey's favorite quarantine hobby: Making homemade bread

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA (AA) - Heeding the call to stay at home, many Turks have now returned to an old tradition of making homemade bread, leading to unexpected climbs in demand for both yeast and flour.

SPECIAL REPORT

COVID-19 lockdown sparks farm crises in India, Pakistan

By Aamir Latif and Shuriah Niazi

KARACHI, Pakistan/NEW DELHI, India (AA) - Trees have bent, bearing the load of ripened summer fruits and a bumper crop of wheat in a golden hue is ready for harvest in the fields, spread across the plains of India and Pakistan.

SPECIAL REPORT

PROFILE - Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam's legacy huge, yet unknown

By Faruk Zorlu

ANKARA (AA) - The legacy of the first and last Sheikh-ul-Islam of the Ottoman Empire in the Victorian U.K. still remains unknown, for 164 years since he was born.