Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Aug. 9, 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.

KOCAELI- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend the opening ceremony of TUBITAK Centers of Excellence and Kocaeli University Health Facilities and Research Center in Gebze.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Monitoring aftermath of deadly blast at warehouse containing explosives at capital port.

LIBYA

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

SPECIAL REPORT

Pregnant women unlikely to transmit COVID-19 to babies

By Fahri Aksut and Davut Demircan

ANKARA (AA) - Pregnant women and new mothers are unlikely to transmit coronavirus to their babies, a Turkish doctor has said.