Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, April 24, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

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.

ANKARA - First day of Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey, other Muslim countries.

US

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to speak at White House’s Coronavirus Task Force briefing.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Monitoring political developments after intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi tasked with forming government.

LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY

TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis as clashes escalate between internationally recognized Government of National Accord, renegade general Khalifa Haftar around capital Tripoli.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release sectoral confidence indices for April.

ANKARA - Turkey’s Central Bank to reveal capacity utilization rate of manufacturing industry for April.

BRUSSELS - European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association to announce new commercial car registration statistics for March.

SPORTS

ANKARA - Following novel coronavirus’ impacts on sports.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey's industrial goods exports to China start to revive

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish industrial goods exports to China have rallied as Chinese factories resume production and businesses reopen after a shutdown amid the coronavirus outbreak.

SPECIAL REPORT

Technology at forefront in preventing pandemic

By Davut Demircan and Abdulkadir Gunyol

ANKARA / ISTANBUL (AA) - As the coronavirus is still gripping the world, technology companies has joined the struggle against the deadly disease implementing technologies with innovative studies, said an expert.

SPECIAL REPORT

Connection between 5G, COVID-19 'groundless', says expert

By Fahri Aksut

ANKARA (AA) - Those in social media, who claim that people get infected with the coronavirus as 5G technology weakens the immune system, make baseless allegations, according to a Turkish expert.

SPECIAL REPORT

Declining infection brings hope for virus-hit Europe

By Busra Nur Bilgic Cakmak

ANKARA (AA) - After becoming the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, Europe has recently seen downward trend in infections, a new hope for the continent.

SPECIAL REPORT

African Muslims prepare Ramadan under lockdown

By Hassan Isilow

JOHANNESBURG (AA) - As Muslims begin the holy month of Ramadan under a lockdown due to COVID-19 virus, they say they will miss congregational prayers and feasting with communities during the fast breaking at sunset.

SPECIAL REPORT

Voluntary service amid pandemic turns into nationwide campaign

By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - Amid novel coronavirus pandemic, a voluntary service launched in Azerbaijan's capital city of Baku by a group of young people went viral and turned into a nationwide campaign of supporting people in need.