ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Health Minister Fahrettin Koca to hold news conference following Science Board videoconference on coronavirus.
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.
US
WASHINGTON - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend virtual event by Turkish Heritage Organization and Atlantic Council in Turkey.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to speak at White Houses Coronavirus Task Force briefing.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Germany's disease control agency Robert Koch Institute to hold news conference on latest developments in coronavirus outbreak.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to hold press conference ahead of April 15 Defense Ministers meeting.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to take part in a working meeting videoconference of Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC).
MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to answer questions of Russian, foreign journalists in online interview.
LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY
TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis.
YEMEN
SANAA - Following situation after Saudi-led coalition announced two-week cease-fire.
SPECIAL REPORT
Afghan cricketers at forefront to aid poor amid COVID-19
By Shadi Khan Saif
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - Afghanistan's favorite sports stars, national cricketers, are at the forefront to aid the poor and vulnerable in the lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic.
SPECIAL REPORT
Zonguldak’s miners resolute against COVID-19
By Ali Murat Alhas
ANKARA (AA) - As a lockdown continues in Turkey’s northern province of Zonguldak as part of the country’s measures against the novel coronavirus, tens of thousands of people are isolating themselves from daily life, including hard-working miners.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkey to use contact-tracing app to detect coronavirus
By Gozde Bayar
ANKARA (AA) - Young Turkish entrepreneurs have developed a mobile application to support the country's efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
SPECIAL REPORT
Digital detox important in COVID-19 era: Expert
By Jeyhun Aliyev
ANKARA (AA) - With the spread of novel coronavirus outbreak, the world started spending more time at home for precaution, and as the time people spent at home rose, so did the time people spent surfing on the internet.
SPECIAL REPORT
Who is de facto leader of Daesh/ISIS in Afghanistan?
By Shadi Khan Saif
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - A diplomatic row is brewing between Kabul and Islamabad over the recently captured head of the Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan, who hails from Pakistan.