Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ADANA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend series of events, including international gastronomy festival and meeting of his Justice and Development (AK) Party, in southern Adana province.

ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with his Venezuelan counterpart Felix Plasencia.

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

AFGHANISTAN

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

SPORTS

ISTANBUL – Formula 1 Rolex Turkish Grand Prix's qualifying at Intercity Istanbul Park.

SPECIAL REPORT

Indian experts urge for multicounty action plan to save winged guests

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) – An Indian ornithologist has called for effective steps to conserve the winged animals as migratory bird populations are declining in the country more than resident birds.

SPECIAL REPORT

Photographing is most important tool to show people nature: Expert

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) – Taking a photo or shooting video in wildlife is an important tool to show people nature and raise awareness in this regard, according to a Turkish expert.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Death penalty a component of overall deterrence in rape cases'

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) – Earlier this year, a litigation and research group at National Law University in India's national capital New Delhi revealed that 65 % of the total death sentences by trial courts involved sexual offenses in 2020.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh's 'affordable vaccine pioneer' brings hope to poor

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Top Bangladeshi immunologist Dr. Firdausi Qadri, who recently received Roman Magsaysay Award, said better sanitation and awareness were necessary to curb the recurrence of deadly cholera outbreaks.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh eyes Turkey's support for setting up panorama museum

By Sorwar Alam

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey can help Bangladesh with sharing ideas for building a panoramic museum about the liberation war in 1971, said a top Bangladeshi official.

SPECIAL REPORT

Dismantle militias, resume political process in Yemen, urges Nobel laureate

By Mohammed Alragawi

ISTANBUL (AA) – Yemeni Nobel laureate Tawakkol Karman has vowed to continue her struggle against internal and external counter-revolution forces that work together against her war-ravaged country.

SPECIAL REPORT

Illegal gold diggers decimate Zimbabwe's green gold

By Jeffrey Moyo

KADOMA, Zimbabwe (AA) – On both sides of the 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) stretch from Kadoma town to Golden Valley mine in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland West province, numerous pits and mangled trees created huge blank land spaces as illegal gold panners have for years descended on this part of the country.

SPECIAL REPORT

Mental health patients struggling for support in South Sudan

By Benjamin Takpiny

JUBA, South Sudan (AA) – An untold number of South Sudanese are struggling with depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems caused by conflict and violence.