Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend recruitment event of disabled teachers, publicity meeting of action plan for barrier-free life.

US

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on November jobs report.

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken to participate in Reuters NEXT Virtual Global Conference.

BELARUS

MINSK – Following ongoing migrant crisis at Belarus-Poland border.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat) to announce consumer price index for November.

LONDON – London-based IHS Markit to announce EU services PMI for November.

LUXEMBOURG – European statistical office Eurostat to announce retail sales for October.

WASHINGTON – US Department of Labor to announce nonfarm payrolls, unemployment rate for November.

SPECIAL REPORT

Computer-assisted learning helps blind in Ethiopia to seek jobs

By Addis Getachew

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – A graduate in social work from Addis Ababa University, visually challenged Bethlehem Giday in her early 30s had lost hope to get a job anywhere, till she got help from a civil society group to learn computer skills.

SPECIAL REPORT

Disability needs to be mainstreamed in India, says activist

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) – Disability has to be accepted as a "cross-cutting issue" and must be mainstreamed across all policies and programs in India, a top disability rights activist has said.

SPECIAL REPORT

People with disabilities face stigma, economic hardship in Eswatini

By Phathizwe Zulu

MANZINI, Eswatini (AA) – The International Disability Day on Friday brings to focus the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty among people living with disabilities. Eswatini King Mswati III has dispelled the ancient myth that disability should not be close to royalty. Instead, he has on many occasions associated with them.

SPECIAL REPORT

Global supply chain bottlenecks may continue until 2023: CEO

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) – Supply chain bottlenecks around the world may continue as far as 2023, according to Sebastien Breteau, CEO of QIMA, a global supply chain service and compliance provider.

SPECIAL REPORT

Emergence of new virus variants not a surprise: WHO Europe official

By Busra Nur Cakmak

ANKARA (AA) – The emergence of new virus variants is not a surprise and the global community and the World Health Organization (WHO) are monitoring the situation very closely, a WHO official said.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tasty Ugandan coffee attracts Turkish traders

By Hamza Kyeyune

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Nothing quite compares to the taste of Ugandan robusta coffee whose aromatic steam mistily wafts off when served in a cup.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

‘Organization of Turkic States ready to establish ties with all nations’

By Zehra Nur Duz

ANKARA (AA) – Speaking in an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Baghdad Amreyev, the secretary-general of the Organization of Turkic States, said the inter-governmental association is ready to establish partnership relations with all countries and described its summit held last month in Istanbul as a “historical event.”