ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Monitoring forest fires in southern Turkey which have caused casualties.
ANKARA – Following wildfires in Greece, Spain, Italy.
ANKARA – Following COVID-19 normalization process in Turkey, virus variants, worldwide pandemic situation.
TUNISIA
TUNIS – Monitoring developments after President Kais Saied has suspended parliament.
MYANMAR
YANGON – Monitoring developments after February military coup triggered violent protests, crackdown.
SPORTS
TOKYO – Following Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – TurkStat to release inflation figures for July.
SPECIAL REPORT
Ancient university in Pakistani-administered Kashmir mountains
By Aamir Latif
SHARDA, Pakistani-administered Kashmir (AA) – Nestled in the breathtaking mountains 221 kilometers (137 miles) away from Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir or Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), lies one of the world’s ancient learning center – Sharda Peeth.
SPECIAL REPORT
Economic gains fueling school attacks, student abductions in Nigeria
By Olarewaju Kola
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – Dozens of parents gathered at a school in northwestern Nigeria’s Kaduna state to receive the first batch of students who had been released by their abductors after being held in a forest for nearly a month.