Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Foreign Minister of Netherlands Sigrid Kaag to pay visit to Turkey, also to hold news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

ANKARA - Following COVID-19 normalization process in Turkey, virus variants, worldwide pandemic situation.

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL - Monitoring developments after US completes pullout from Afghanistan.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish trade minister to reveal foreign trade figures for August.

SPORTS

NEW YORK - Following US Open, last Grand Slam of year.

SPECIAL REPORT

Scientists in Tanzania innovate to combat mosquitos in their burrow

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - At the Ifakara village in eastern Tanzania, scientists have set up a research center inside a mosquito den, to study their mating pattern to control their population and thus, malaria outbreaks.

SPECIAL REPORT

Violence in African countries 'rooted in governance issues, grievances'

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - The countries of the arid region south of the Sahara desert, best known as the Sahel region, have recently witnessed an escalation in violence.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladeshi researcher warns of threat to river fish from microplastics

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - A team of Bangladeshi researchers from Jahangirnagar University recently found microplastics in urban river fish after collecting samples from nearby kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka.

ANALYSIS

OPEC+ keeps hopes up

By Jose Chalhoub

CARACAS, Venezuela (AA) - After an unusually quick meeting on Sept. 1, OPEC+ decided to stick with its current production deal of adding an extra 400,000 barrels to markets at least until October as it continues to see markets tightening, a recovery in demand for oil for the remainder of 2021 of over 6 million barrels per day and full recovery by 2022, showing a continued sense of discipline so far in bringing stability to oil markets.