Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Following worldwide pandemic situation, efforts to stem new omicron coronavirus variant.

​​​​​​​ANKARA (AA) - Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli to plant 252 millionth sapling as part of Turkey's massive forestation campaign launched in November.

US

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to speak over phone with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkey's economic confidence for December to be revealed by TurkStat.

ANKARA - US Labor Department to announce initial jobless claims.

SPECIAL REPORT

2021: Year of records and challenges for Turkish economy

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) – It is safe to say that 2021 was a year of economic highs and lows for Turkey – a description that, admittedly, runs the risk of being viewed as an understatement.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh faces major development challenge amid climate migration

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - With the changing climate uprooting more and more people, Bangladesh has been face to face with the difficult challenge of fostering decent living conditions for the migrants, even as it continues to pursue socio-economic development, according to experts and migrants.

SPECIAL REPORT

Former boy scouts bring dead Yemenis to their final destination

By Mohammed Alragawi

ISTANBUL (AA) – As political efforts to solve the 7-year conflict in Yemen remain deadlocked, a former boy scout and his small team are busy extracting bodies of the dead from the battlefield to bring a relief to their families.