Diary

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

TURKEY

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.

ANKARA - Following Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey, across Muslim world.

ANKARA - Following Turkey’s worldwide operations to bring back its citizens stranded abroad due to coronavirus pandemic.

EUROPE

LONDON/PARIS/MADRID/ROME/MOSCOW - Latest coronavirus daily figures will be released.

LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY

TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis as clashes escalate between internationally recognized Government of National Accord, renegade general Khalifa Haftar around capital Tripoli.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Monitoring political developments after intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi tasked with forming government.

SPECIAL REPORT

Divesting Srinagar capital status faces resistance

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Fear of coronavirus or the COVID-19 pandemic has led authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir to delay the 148-year-old practice of moving the capital to Srinagar in summers.

SPECIAL REPORT

Streaming cooking classes flourish in the age of lockdown

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) – As millions of home-bound social distancers worldwide have turned to online and streaming offerings to stave off boredom amid coronavirus lockdowns, Turkey too has turned to its screen offerings, from foreign series to Broadway shows, and from fitness routines to gourmet cooking.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish diver focuses on home workouts in lockdown

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - A renowned freestyle diver from Turkey has been doing body weight exercises at home rather than using professional gym equipment to stay strong during the COVID-19 lockdown days.

SPECIAL REPORT

We work until goodness prevails on earth: Turkish charity

By Jeyhun Aliyev and Faruk Zorlu

ANKARA (AA) - Until the goodness prevails on earth, we continue to lend a helping hand of Turkish nation to people in need in many countries around the globe, especially during the novel pandemic, senior official of Turkish charity organization told Anadolu Agency.

SPECIAL REPORT

Climate strikes, environmental protests in April 2020

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - In April, 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 April 2020

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - The fourth month of 2020 saw numerous environmental disasters that impaired climate change and vice versa, including severe flooding in Afghanistan, landslides in Papua New Guinea and Kenya and wildfires in Ukraine and Poland.

SPECIAL REPORT

Global environmental developments in April 2020

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - April saw continuing drops in carbon emissions due to falling in industrial production and transportation use amid nationwide lockdowns across the world as well as new commitments by some countries such as Japan and Chile on reducing carbon emissions.