Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to virtually attend opening ceremony of 2nd part of Nigde-Ankara Highway.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

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

US

WASHINGTON - Following repercussions of US sanctions against Ankara over purchase of S-400 missile system.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to address lawmakers, take questions on government’s work.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Monitoring cease-fire between Azerbaijan, Armenia, latest developments in frontline, international repercussions.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkey's Central Bank to reveal private sector's foreign debt statistics for October.

ISTANBUL - Central Bank Governor Naci Agbal to make presentation at briefing on "Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy for 2021".

SPORTS

BELGRADE - International wrestling event Individual World Cup to continue in Serbian capital.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh celebrates Victory Day amid virus curbs

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - For the first time, Bangladeshis celebrating the anniversary of its independence victory without outdoor festivities and public gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.

SPECIAL REPORT

Rwandan health worker tells about COVID-19 anxiety, stigma

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a combination of anxiety, stigma, and fear of the unknown to different individuals worldwide. In Rwanda, one person who had to quickly figure out how to go through these challenges was Jean Pierre Muhirwa, one of the Rwandan community health workers.

SPECIAL REPORT

Women challenge odds in conflict-torn Kashmir

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - Decades of violence in the Indian-administered Kashmir has left the women there in agony and trauma, but they have recently started to challenge the odds to break the stereotypes and smash the patriarchy.

SPECIAL REPORT

Indonesia: Protecting historical temple from eruptions, pandemic

By Pizaro Gozali Idrus

MAGELANG, Indonesia (AA) - Dozens of stupas circling the Borobudur Temple, a 9th-century Buddhist temple, in the Indonesian Magelang city of the Central Java province, were covered in gray tarpaulins, to protect them from the raging Merapi volcano’s ashes.