Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Following one-on-one talks, meeting to be held between delegations of both countries.

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

BELARUS

MINSK – Following ongoing migrant crisis at Belarusian-Polish border.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Games on matchday 5 of UEFA Champions League group, with Turkey's Besiktas to host Dutch opponents Ajax in Group C.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release sectoral confidence index for November.

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce capacity utilization rate for November.

WASHINGTON - US Commerce Department to announce 3rd quarter gross domestic product (GDP) second reading.

WASHINGTON - University of Michigan to announce consumer sentiment and expectations for November.

SPECIAL REPORT

Maradona’s legacy lives on in Tanzania

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) – On the streets of Keko, a dusty neighborhood dotted with flimsily built concrete houses with corrugated iron sheets in Tanzania’s port city of Dar es Salaam, the enduring legacy of Diego Maradona – a football legend who rose to stardom from a harsh life in an impoverished slum – still lives on.

SPECIAL REPORT

Recession spurs gender violence in South Sudan

By Benjamin Takpiny

JUBA, South Sudan (AA) – Even as the civil war has ended in South Sudan, violence against women continues unabated – now fueled by economic hardship, driven by a decline in oil and non-oil revenues and COVID-19 shocks.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey, Qatar can easily reach $5B in trade: Qatari official

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Saying that Turkey and Qatar have a strategic partnership and a great potential, a Qatar Development Bank (QDB) official predicted that their bilateral trade volume can easily reach $5 billion by 2025.

SPECIAL REPORT

Amid record inflation, US Thanksgiving to cost 20% more

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - The cost of a Thanksgiving dinner in the US has jumped around 20% from last year, as the world's largest economy struggles with record high inflation, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency on Wednesday.

SPECIAL REPORT

'No miracle in oral health, basic methods enough to foil disease'

By Merve Aydogan

ANKARA (AA) – Marking the annual Oral and Dental Health Week, the head of the Turkish Dental Association (TDA) said there is “no miracle” method for maintaining healthy teeth and gums.

SPECIAL REPORT

Female martial artists in Zimbabwe go toe-to-toe with abuse

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Kudzaishe Takaedza, now 24, embarked on her journey to learn karate when she was just 13, while still at Dominican Convent High School in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital.