Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of Nation’s Garden, school, and Turkish Green Crescent Counseling Centers.

ANKARA - Monitoring COVID-19 normalization process in Turkey, worldwide pandemic situation.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to attend funeral of former Secretary of State Colin Powell at Washington National Cathedral.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Ethiopia.

SCOTLAND

GLASGOW - ​​Following 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Following developments after country declared state of emergency earlier this week.

SUDAN

KHARTOUM - Following situation in Sudan after last month's arrests of several government ministers, officials in military takeover.

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL - Monitoring political developments, security situation in Afghanistan.

THE ECONOMY

WASHINGTON - US Labor Department to announce non-farm payrolls and unemployment rate for October.

LUXEMBURG - Eurostat to announce eurozone retail sales for September.

ANKARA - Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry to announce Treasury cash balance for October.

SPECIAL REPORT

Metaverse will be digitalization of life offering unlimited possibilities, says CEO

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - The metaverse will become a digitalization of life offering users unlimited possibilities, Gamestarter CEO Andrius Miron told Anadolu Agency.

SPECIAL REPORT

Some progress made at COP26 but 'not yet nearly enough,' says UK Labour Party's Ed Miliband

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

GLASGOW, Scotland (AA) - Some progress has been made at the UN Climate Change Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, but “it is not yet nearly enough,” according to the British Labour Party shadow secretary for business, energy, and industry.

SPECIAL REPORT

Historic mega-serials promote Turkish language, culture in Bangladesh

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Huge numbers of Bangladeshis are being drawn into studying Turkish language and culture, motivated by Turkish mega-series based on legendary historical figures, especially from the Ottoman and Seljuk empires.