Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Sunday Sept. 26, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Following COVID-19 normalization process in Turkey, virus variants, worldwide pandemic situation.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German voters to go to polls to elect new parliament, determine Angela Merkel's successor as chancellor.

GUINEA

CONAKRY - Monitoring developments after soldiers announce detention of president, dissolution of government.

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL - Monitoring situation in Afghanistan after Taliban's formation of interim government.

SPECIAL REPORT

Authentic Cuban restaurant opens in Turkish metropolis of Istanbul

By Seda Sevencan

ISTANBUL (AA) - A new spot for getting traditional Cuban eats opened Saturday in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul, offering customers the experience of being in Havana without ever going to Cuba.

SPECIAL REPORT

Big dams uprooting residents, destroying river ecosystems in India

By Shuriah Niazi

NEW DELHI (AA) - Ecologists in India feel the thrust for huge river valley projects and multipurpose dams is jeopardizing the country's already imperiled rivers and uprooting indigenous people.

SPECIAL REPORT

Hundreds of rivers in Bangladesh suffer amid pollution, illegal land grabs

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Pollution and the illegal occupation of land are destroying hundreds of Bangladeshi rivers that are considered the lifeline for people of the south Asian riverine delta nation of nearly 170 million.

SPECIAL REPORT

More action needed to solve India's air pollution problem: Expert

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) - Air pollution is a serious problem in India and calls for nationwide action, a leading public health expert said on the eve of World Environmental Health Day observed on Sunday.

SPECIAL REPORT

Businesses optimistic on Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad freight line reopening

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - A critical railway in Turkey's region, the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad (ITI) freight train, expected to relaunch in 2021, has created a positive atmosphere for those in the business world.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tanzania's milk program boosts children’s health, class attendance

By Kizito Makoye

NJOMBE, Tanzania (AA) - It is not clear if it is the taste of milk that lures seven-year-old Izabela Sambanae to climb the hill to school each morning, or if the daily protein boost to her diet gives her enough energy to wake up early and get going.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tourism shredded by coronavirus in Zimbabwe

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - The once popular Lion & Cheetah Park, located some 25 kilometers (16 miles) west of Zimbabwe's capital Harare, is now mostly empty, hosting only a handful visitors in months amid the coronavirus pandemic.

SPECIAL REPORT

Coronavirus travel bans boost Pakistan's domestic tourism

By Aamir Latif and Islamuddin Sajid

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) - Worldwide coronavirus travel bans and better infrastructure have boosted Pakistan's domestic tourism this summer as millions of local visitors throng to the country's scenic north and northwest to rediscover their treasured historical and natural sites.​​​​​​​