ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Sunday Sept. 26, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Following COVID-19 normalization process in Turkey, virus variants, worldwide pandemic situation.
GERMANY
BERLIN - German voters to go to polls to elect new parliament, determine Angela Merkel's successor as chancellor.
GUINEA
CONAKRY - Monitoring developments after soldiers announce detention of president, dissolution of government.
AFGHANISTAN
KABUL - Monitoring situation in Afghanistan after Taliban's formation of interim government.
SPECIAL REPORT
Authentic Cuban restaurant opens in Turkish metropolis of Istanbul
By Seda Sevencan
ISTANBUL (AA) - A new spot for getting traditional Cuban eats opened Saturday in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul, offering customers the experience of being in Havana without ever going to Cuba.
SPECIAL REPORT
Big dams uprooting residents, destroying river ecosystems in India
By Shuriah Niazi
NEW DELHI (AA) - Ecologists in India feel the thrust for huge river valley projects and multipurpose dams is jeopardizing the country's already imperiled rivers and uprooting indigenous people.
SPECIAL REPORT
Hundreds of rivers in Bangladesh suffer amid pollution, illegal land grabs
By Md. Kamruzzaman
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Pollution and the illegal occupation of land are destroying hundreds of Bangladeshi rivers that are considered the lifeline for people of the south Asian riverine delta nation of nearly 170 million.
SPECIAL REPORT
More action needed to solve India's air pollution problem: Expert
By Ahmad Adil
NEW DELHI (AA) - Air pollution is a serious problem in India and calls for nationwide action, a leading public health expert said on the eve of World Environmental Health Day observed on Sunday.
SPECIAL REPORT
Businesses optimistic on Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad freight line reopening
By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - A critical railway in Turkey's region, the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad (ITI) freight train, expected to relaunch in 2021, has created a positive atmosphere for those in the business world.
SPECIAL REPORT
Tanzania's milk program boosts children’s health, class attendance
By Kizito Makoye
NJOMBE, Tanzania (AA) - It is not clear if it is the taste of milk that lures seven-year-old Izabela Sambanae to climb the hill to school each morning, or if the daily protein boost to her diet gives her enough energy to wake up early and get going.
SPECIAL REPORT
Tourism shredded by coronavirus in Zimbabwe
By Jeffrey Moyo
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - The once popular Lion & Cheetah Park, located some 25 kilometers (16 miles) west of Zimbabwe's capital Harare, is now mostly empty, hosting only a handful visitors in months amid the coronavirus pandemic.
SPECIAL REPORT
Coronavirus travel bans boost Pakistan's domestic tourism
By Aamir Latif and Islamuddin Sajid
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) - Worldwide coronavirus travel bans and better infrastructure have boosted Pakistan's domestic tourism this summer as millions of local visitors throng to the country's scenic north and northwest to rediscover their treasured historical and natural sites.