Diary

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

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend High Advisory Board Meeting at presidential complex. Erdogan later to receive Turkish medal winning athletes of 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

ANKARA - Following worldwide pandemic situation as new coronavirus variant omicron heightens risk of fresh outbreaks.

SWEDEN

STOCKHOLM - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend 28th meeting of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council.

POLAND

WARSAW - Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to separately receive representatives of Poland-Turkey Businessmen's Association (POTIAD) and Turkey-Poland Cultural Solidarity Association (TURKPOL), as well as Mufti Tomasz Miskiewicz, leader of Tatar community and head of religious administration of Polish Muslims, and its executive board members.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel and her successor Olaf Scholz to hold videoconference with premiers of federal states to discuss tougher measures to combat COVID-19 pandemic.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW – Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to take part in meeting of 2nd Eurasian Congress.

MOSCOW/STOCKHOLM – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to take part in meeting of foreign ministers of OSCE.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on his administration’s plan to continue fight against COVID-19 amid winter months and omicron variant.

BELARUS

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

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish trade minister to release provisional trade figures for November.

LUXEMBOURG - European Statistical Institute Eurostat to announce unemployment rate for October.

WASHINGTON - US Labor Department to announce initial jobless claims.

SPECIAL REPORT

Suns on fire in NBA, but how far will they go?

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - The Phoenix Suns are in a splendid season in the 2021-22 NBA campaign as they recently bagged their 17th consecutive win to tie their franchise record set in mid-2000s.

SPECIAL REPORT

Palestinian girl follows in jailed father’s footsteps

By Salam AbuSharar

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Randa Rimawi was only 8-month old when her father was detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.

SPECIAL REPORT

Victims of Bhopal gas disaster recall contribution of Jabbar Khan

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) – Last month when Abdul Jabbar Khan, a victim of gas leak tragedy that happened 37 years ago in the central Indian city of Bhopal, was awarded posthumously the Padma Shri -- fourth highest civilian award – his friends and family members said it was recognition of his work for the welfare of the survivors.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pakistan's prized Palla fish is not far from gone

By Aamir Latif

JAMSHORO, Pakistan (AA) – It was not long ago that fishermen would catch tons of Palla - one of the most delicious aquatic delights of Pakistan's southern Sindh province – every day from the mighty Indus River.