Draft Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Monitoring developments in Turkey’s agreements with US, Russia on Syria.

HONG KONG

HONG KONG - Following developments in ongoing protests.

BOLIVIA

LA PAZ - Following developments in wake of resignation of President Evo Morales.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following anti-government protests.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Following ongoing anti-government protests.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPORTS

ANDORRA

ANDORRA LA VELLA - Turkey to face Andorra in UEFA EURO 2020 qualifiers as qualifying phase to end.

BRAZIL

SAO PAULO - Brazilian Grand Prix.

SPECIAL REPORTS

A foe who knows your next moves: Antibiotic resistance

By Sibel Morrow

ANKARA (AA) - Only 70 years after the introduction of antibiotics, a 20th century gift to humanity that can beat many would-be killer diseases, the world is now facing a new problem: antibiotic resistance.

Turkish TV series hawk exports in living rooms worldwide

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish TV series are strengthening exporters' hand abroad by spotlighting local products such as food, furniture, and clothes.

Dream turns to terror for Bangladeshi women in Arabia

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Asma Akter, the daughter of an impoverished family in remote north-central Bangladesh, spent a small fortune of 80,000 Bangladeshi taka ($950) to go to Saudi Arabia to work as a maid, pursuing her dream of escaping poverty.