Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

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

ANKARA - Monitoring latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.

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

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

US

WASHINGTON - White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany to hold news conference.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to chair a special cabinet subcommittee meeting to discuss measures to combat racism, right-wing extremism.

UK

LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson to respond to lawmakers' questions in the House of Commons.

SPAIN

MADRID - Lawmakers in Spain will consider a 'possible 30-day extension of the state of emergency.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following clashes between Libyan government forces and militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.

BURUNDI

BUJUMBURA - Burundi goes to polls to elect new president, members of parliament, local officials.

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - Kingdom of Lesotho is expected to swear in its new Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro, following resignation of Thomas Thabane.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release consumer confidence index for May

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce central debt figures for April

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release Short Term External Debt Statistics for March

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical department Eurostat to announce Inflation figures for April

SPECIAL REPORT

Uganda: Pandemic hits the newspaper industry hard

By Hamza Kyeyune

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) - Like in most parts of the world, coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic has hit the newspaper industry below the belt in the landlocked East African country of Uganda.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish actors to perform ‘Spoonface’ at UN in Geneva

By Dilara Hamit

ANKARA (AA) - The UN building in Geneva is opening its doors to 'Spoonface,' an award-winning play that depicts the value of life through the eyes of an autistic child diagnosed with cancer.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘COVID-19 may mutate in different times, geographies’

By Jeyhun Aliyev and Burak Dag

ANKARA (AA) - Although the novel coronavirus originated from one source, it may mutate at different times and in different geographies while spreading among people, according to a Turkish expert on infectious diseases.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh on verge of double whammy amid virus

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Bangladesh faces a double whammy due to its shrinking labor market abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic, posing a threat to foreign remittances and at the same time overcrowding the local labor market.