Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, March 1, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Following developments in wake of Syrian regime attack martyring Turkish troops in Idlib, Syria and Turkey’s retaliation.

ANKARA - Following developments as irregular migrants start to exit Turkey via northwestern Edirne and the Aegean Sea to reach Europe.

CHINA

WUHAN - Following global spread of coronavirus outbreak and efforts to contain it.

LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY

TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis.

SPORTS

MADRID - Real Madrid to face Barcelona for Spanish El Clasico clash in La Liga at Santiago Bernabeu.

SPECIAL REPORT

OPINION - Mob rule is here to stay in India

By Prem Shankar Jha

NEW DELHI (AA) - Spring has come to Delhi. The smog of winter has lifted, the skies are blue once more and the first blossoms are blooming in the gardens.

SPECIAL REPORT

Environmental developments in February 2020

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - February saw record temperatures in two successive weeks on the Antarctic Peninsula along with steps taken around to combat the effects of climate change, including in Tunisia, the Philippines and China.

SPECIAL REPORT

Environmental disasters in February 2020

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - The second month of 2020 saw numerous environmental disasters that affected the climate change and vice versa, including Storm Ciara across Europe, swarms of locusts in East Africa, deadly avalanches in Turkey, and a volcanic eruption in Japan.

SPECIAL REPORT

Climate strikes, environmental protests in February 2020

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - In the month of February, people across the world continued to stage strikes, demonstrations and protests calling for action against human-made climate change and damage to the environment.

SPECIAL REPORT

Muhyiddin Yassin, from party membership to Malaysian PM

Pizaro Gozali Idrus

KUALA LUMPUR (AA) - The Malaysian king appointed Muhyiddin Yassin as the nation's eighth prime minister following Mahathir Mohamad's resignation.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pregnant women favor traditional birth attendants in Uganda despite ban

By Hamza Kyeyune

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) - Uganda is projected to have 75% of all baby deliveries been performed by skilled birth attendants by 2020.