Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

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

US ​​​​​​​

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to pardon National Thanksgiving turkeys at ceremony in White House's Rose Garden.

GERMANY

BERLIN- Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for talks on regional developments, international security issues.

BELARUS

MINSK - Following developments amid ongoing migrant crisis at Belarus-Poland border.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges to share established and liquidated companies data for October.

LONDON - UK statistical office to reveal retail sales for October.

ISTANBUL - Turkey-Iraq Business Forum to be held with attendance of both countries trade ministers in Istanbul.

BRUSSELS - ECB President Lagarde to speak at 31st Frankfurt European Banking congress 2021.

SPORTS

ANKARA - Following Turkish Airlines EuroLeague round 11 games.

SPECIAL REPORT

Manual scavenging continues in parts of India, say activists

By Shuriah Niazi

NEW DELHI (AA) – Activists in India have contested the government's claim that it has abolished the practice of manual scavenging – that is carrying human excreta in buckets for disposal.

SPECIAL REPORT

Women entrepreneurs looking for bright future in India

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) – Even as a leading grant-making organization has predicted a growth of 90% in women entrepreneurship in India over five years, the pandemic has forced many women to divert their services to the digital medium.

SPECIAL REPORT

Monkeys terrorize farmers, destroy crops in Tanzanian villages

​​​​By Kizito Makoye

ROMBO, Tanzania (AA) – Farmers in Tanzania’s northern Kilimanjaro region have been forced to halt their farming activities and stay indoors to avoid being attacked by the monkeys.

SPECIAL REPORT

Iran-IAEA conflict brewing over nuke sites ahead of Vienna talks

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN (AA) – Conflict is brewing between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog over monitoring of the country's nuclear program ahead of the resumption of nuclear deal talks in Vienna.

SPECIAL REPORT

Child sacrifices, harassment and underage pregnancies hit Ugandan children

By Godfrey Olukya

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) - On Nov. 15, police in Uganda located and rescued a one-year-old infant who had been kidnapped with the intention of being sacrificed.

SPECIAL REPORT

Fascinating that Turkic languages are mobile: Linguist

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkic languages have been mobile all across history which make them “fascinating”, a language expert said, adding the family tree of the Turkic languages have spread all across the Eurasia.