ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, April 23, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA (AA) - Following National Sovereignty and Children's Day as well as 100th anniversary of foundation of Turkish parliament.
ANKARA - Following the latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey and worldwide.
ANKARA - Following the latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey and Russia.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - Leaders of EU member countries to hold a meeting via video conference.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to address parliament on coronavirus pandemic ahead of video conference among EU leaders.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD - Monitoring political developments after intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi tasked with forming government.
ISRAEL
JERUSALEM - Monitoring developments after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main rival Benny Gantz agreed to form coalition government.
LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY
TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis as clashes escalate between internationally-recognized Government of National Accord, renegade general Khalifa Haftar around capital Tripoli.
SPORTS
ANKARA - UEFA Executive Committee to meet via videoconference to examine future of European football amid coronavirus pandemic.
SPECIAL REPORT
Spain celebrates 100 days in shadow of pandemic
By Santiago Sanchez B.
MADRID (AA) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's appearance Wednesday in Madrid before the Congress of Deputies is far from what he surely imagined in early January, when he was in the midst of deep political fragmentation with everyone against each other and against him.
SPECIAL REPORT
PSG not in hurry to renew deals, stars may walk free
By Can Erozden
ANKARA (AA) - French football powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) are likely to stall contract talks with club players over an interruption caused by the novel coronavirus, but some may be free at the end of this season.
SPECIAL REPORT
Rwanda employs drones to battle killer malaria
By James Tasamba
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - When the world is battling to stem the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, African country Rwanda is employing drones to eradicate another killer disease malaria. But this aerial spraying which began on March 10 has brought environmentalists face to face with health activists.
SPECIAL REPORT
Isolated due to lack of recognition, Turkish Cyprus fights virus
By Handan Kazanci
ISTANBUL (AA) - In the fight against coronavirus, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) found that its decades-long isolation turned out to be an unexpected plus.
SPECIAL REPORT
Pandemic to hit electricity producers hard
By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - As the global coronavirus pandemic continues to roil markets, plummeting demand for energy will affect prices radically, the chairman of the London Energy Club and advisory firm Global Resources Partnership has said.
SPECIAL REPORT
Books more mesmerizing than ever during quarantine
By Dilara Hamit
ANKARA (AA) - In times of isolation amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, people have been coming up with ways to entertain themselves, with book sales stronger than ever, according to an online bookstore administrator.
SPECIAL REPORT
Hate tweets by Indians set twitter on fire in Gulf
By Bassel Barakat
ANKARA (AA) - Even as India has officially warned its citizens living in the UAE to desist blaming Muslims for the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, social media in Arab countries is on fire against Islamophobic tweets by some Gulf-based non-resident Indians.