Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Following latest developments on COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide, including new virus strains.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay to meet Turkish Cypriot Prime Minister Ersan Saner. Two officials to hold press meeting.

QATAR

DOHA - On third leg of his Gulf tour, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to deliver statement at German parliament on lockdown measures, government’s response to coronavirus pandemic.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold news conference.

SPORTS

AR-RAYYAN, Qatar - German football side Bayern Munich to face Mexico club Tigres in FIFA Club World Cup 2020 final.

MELBOURNE, Australia - Following Australian Open.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kenyan inventors lending a helping hand

By Andrew Wasike

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) - Two Kenyan inventors, 29-year-old David Gathu and 26-year-old Moses Kiuna, have invented a bio-robotic prosthetic arm to improve the lives of those who have lost their limbs.

SPECIAL REPORT

Biden may change policies for migrants crossing from Mexico

By Jorge Antonio Rocha

MEXICO (AA) - The popular saying: ''From a falling tree everybody gets firewood. That's the story of us,'' often refers to a figure who has authority, and those around him take advantage of the situation.

SPECIAL REPORT

Killings in border area harm Bangladesh ties with India

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Arbitrary killings of Bangladeshi civilians living in border areas by Indian border forces for decades have seriously damaged the otherwise historic relations between the two South Asian nations, which human rights defenders consider a "failure of the government in Dhaka."