Diary

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

TURKEY

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with his Togolese counterpart Robert Dussey.

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.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay to attend official ceremony marking 46th anniversary of Cyprus Peace Operation.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - Leaders of EU member states to continue talks on coronavirus recovery plan and bloc’s long-term budget.

ESTONIA

TALINN - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to meet his counterparts from Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania for talks on EU, international issues.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - Nationwide strike expected to take place to demand dismantling racism, white supremacy economic exploitation.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following clashes between Libyan army, militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA – Turkish Central Bank to release short-term external debt statistics for May.

ANKARA - Turkish Patent and Trademark Office to reveal patent, design and trademark statistics for first half.

ANKARA - Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry to announce central government's debt statistics for June.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sacrificial animals: Online buying picks up in Pakistan amid pandemic

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Traffic jams, crowds of buyers, and chants from sellers were the usual scenes at a sprawling makeshift cattle market at the highway that connects the port city of Karachi to the rest of the country, ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.