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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, April 10, 2020
ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, April 10, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Health Minister Fahrettin Koca to hold news conference following Coronavirus Science Board meeting.
ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA - Following latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.
US
WASHINGTON - Members of White House’s Coronavirus Task Force to hold press briefing as death toll from contagion passes 16,600.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD - Following developments after Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed Mustafa Al-Kademi to form new government.
LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY
TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis.
SUDAN
KHARTOUM - Expected activities to mark first anniversary of al-Bashir's ouster.
YEMEN
SANAA - Following situation after Saudi-led coalition announced two-week cease-fire.
ETHIOPIA
ADDIS ABABA - Parliament to vote state of emergency law bill proposed by council of ministers as part of government's move to curb spread of COVID-19.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release unemployment figures for January.
SPORTS
ANKARA - Following impact of novel coronavirus on sports.
SPECIAL REPORT
COVID-19 in Kashmir: ‘Infection seeping in community’
By Nusrat Sidiq
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - As the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic is spreading rapidly across the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, health experts in the region fear the disease has seeped in the community.
SPECIAL REPORT
Fighting for nature, activists solo but not alone
By Burak Bir
ANKARA (AA) - Although many activists throughout the world appear to work solo in raising awareness on climate change and protecting nature, they are not alone.
SPECIAL REPORT
Economic catastrophe stares at African countries
By Felix Tih
ANKARA (AA) - Africa -- the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent -- is estimated to lose $90 billion to $200 billion in 2020, due to the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak, according to a study released by global auditing firm McKinsey & Company's experts.
SPECIAL REPORT
India: Millions of casual workers threatened by virus lockdown
By Shuriah Niazi
NEW DELHI, India (AA) - The current nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 has excessively hurt India’s poor and workers in the informal sector.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkey's favorite quarantine hobby: Making homemade bread
By Aysu Bicer
ANKARA (AA) - Heeding the call to stay at home, many Turks have now returned to an old tradition of making homemade bread, leading to unexpected climbs in demand for both yeast and flour.
SPECIAL REPORT
COVID-19 lockdown sparks farm crises in India, Pakistan
By Aamir Latif and Shuriah Niazi
KARACHI, Pakistan/NEW DELHI, India (AA) - Trees have bent, bearing the load of ripened summer fruits and a bumper crop of wheat in a golden hue is ready for harvest in the fields, spread across the plains of India and Pakistan.
SPECIAL REPORT
PROFILE - Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam's legacy huge, yet unknown
By Faruk Zorlu
ANKARA (AA) - The legacy of the first and last Sheikh-ul-Islam of the Ottoman Empire in the Victorian U.K. still remains unknown, for 164 years since he was born.
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