Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

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

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

US

WASHINGTON - Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to make first public appearance alongside Senator Kamala Harris, his just-named running mate.

CZECH REPUBLIC

PRAGUE - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet Prime Minister Andrej Babis for talks on bilateral relations and international issues.

LEBANON

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

BELARUS

MINSK - Monitoring protests against Sunday's election results giving landslide victory to President Alexander Lukashenko.

LIBYA

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

SPORTS

LISBON - Italian football club Atalanta to face French powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.

SPECIAL REPORT

2020 marks half-century of Paris Saint-Germain football club

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - French football powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) this week are set to celebrate their 50th anniversary after the club rose in the 2010s fueled by Gulf investment.

SPECIAL REPORT

South Sudan: Flood victims beset by hunger, disease

By Benjamin Takpiny

JUBA, South Sudan (AA) – Thousands of people displaced by heavy rains and floods in South Sudan’s Jonglei and Western Equatoria provinces are now facing the twin threats of hunger and disease.

SPECIAL REPORT

Egypt's Rabaa massacre: Cries for justice unheeded

ANKARA (AA) - Aug. 14 marks the seventh anniversary in Egypt of a peaceful sit-in in Cairo’s Rabaa Square by hundreds of supporters of President Mohamed Morsi, protests that ended in a deadly crackdown.

SPECIAL REPORT

No return to 'good old days' for German-US ties

By Oliver Towfigh Nia

BERLIN (AA) - When it comes to German-American relations, things could hardly get much worse, as they have reached a new post-World War II low in the wake of Washington’s announcement that it will withdraw thousands of troops from German soil.