ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to virtually attend opening ceremony of 2nd part of Nigde-Ankara Highway.
ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.
ANKARA - Monitoring latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
US
WASHINGTON - Following repercussions of US sanctions against Ankara over purchase of S-400 missile system.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to address lawmakers, take questions on government’s work.
AZERBAIJAN
BAKU - Monitoring cease-fire between Azerbaijan, Armenia, latest developments in frontline, international repercussions.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkey's Central Bank to reveal private sector's foreign debt statistics for October.
ISTANBUL - Central Bank Governor Naci Agbal to make presentation at briefing on "Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy for 2021".
SPORTS
BELGRADE - International wrestling event Individual World Cup to continue in Serbian capital.
SPECIAL REPORT
Bangladesh celebrates Victory Day amid virus curbs
By Md. Kamruzzaman
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - For the first time, Bangladeshis celebrating the anniversary of its independence victory without outdoor festivities and public gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
SPECIAL REPORT
Rwandan health worker tells about COVID-19 anxiety, stigma
By James Tasamba
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a combination of anxiety, stigma, and fear of the unknown to different individuals worldwide. In Rwanda, one person who had to quickly figure out how to go through these challenges was Jean Pierre Muhirwa, one of the Rwandan community health workers.
SPECIAL REPORT
Women challenge odds in conflict-torn Kashmir
By Nusrat Sidiq
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - Decades of violence in the Indian-administered Kashmir has left the women there in agony and trauma, but they have recently started to challenge the odds to break the stereotypes and smash the patriarchy.
SPECIAL REPORT
Indonesia: Protecting historical temple from eruptions, pandemic
By Pizaro Gozali Idrus
MAGELANG, Indonesia (AA) - Dozens of stupas circling the Borobudur Temple, a 9th-century Buddhist temple, in the Indonesian Magelang city of the Central Java province, were covered in gray tarpaulins, to protect them from the raging Merapi volcano’s ashes.