ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
MUS - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ceremony marking 949th anniversary of Battle of Manzikert.
ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.
ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak across Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA - Following latest developments in normalization deal reached by UAE, Israel.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence to deliver keynote speech at 3rd night of Republican National Convention.
WASHINGTON - UN Security Council to address situation in Iraq.
GERMANY
BERLIN - EU defense ministers to hold an unofficial meeting.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON - Health workers to hold protests across country amid coronavirus pandemic.
MALI
BAMAKO - Following developments after military coup in Mali leading to resignation of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI - Following developments after Libya's UN-recognized government announced ceasefire across country.
NEW ZEALAND
CHRISTCHURCH - Following sentencing hearing of twin mosques shooter who killed 51 Muslim worshipers last year.
SPECIAL REPORT
Africa: Why do militaries cease power?
By Aurore Bonny
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) - Mali’s president announced his resignation and dissolved the parliament after military officers seized power on Aug. 18.
SPECIAL REPORT
Ethiopians fight pandemic by early morning exercises
By Addis Getachew
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) - As the world observers social distancing to keep the COVID-19 pandemic away people in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa are beating the virus by performing exercises in groups on the streets.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkey's state-run lenders see $1.31B net profit in 1H
By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Three conventional state-run banks in Turkey -- Ziraat, VakifBank and Halkbank -- posted a combined net profit of 9.5 billion Turkish liras ($1.31 billion) during the first six-month period of this year.
SPECIAL REPORT
Pakistan: Reopening tourism can trigger 2nd COVID-19 wave
By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Although Pakistan has witnessed a significant drop in COVID-19 cases, experts believe that reopening of the tourism sector at this moment can return the pandemic wave.
SPECIAL REPORT
‘ICJ lawsuit to put powerful pressure on Myanmar’
By Sorwar Alam and Md. Kamruzzaman
ANKARA, Turkey/DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The genocide lawsuit against Myanmar currently being heard at the UN’s highest court can be an effective tool to put “powerful” pressure on State Counsellor Suu Kyi administration to speed up the peaceful and dignified reparation of Rohingya to their home country, said a top legal expert.
SPECIAL REPORT
Pandemic puts more pressure on India’s stressed economy
By Ahmad Adil
NEW DELHI, India (AA) - It was the last week of May, when 30-year-old resident of India’s financial capital Mumbai received a morning call from his boss, little did he know that it would put his future in limbo.