Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

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

SOUTH AFRICA

CAPETOWN, South Africa (AA) – South Africa to hold official funeral for its anti-apartheid campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at St. George's Cathedral.

SPECIAL REPORT

Indian state enacts law against mob lynching

By Shuriah Niazi

NEW DELHI (AA) – Parveen Shaista is a bit relaxed now. She has spent over the past two years grieving for her young husband who was beaten to death by a mob of radical Hindus in Jharkhand, eastern India.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Copper artistry,' blend of Kashmiri culture, tradition

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Mohsin Ahmad Misgar, 39, from Indian-administered Kashmir, is busy drawing motifs on an orange-red metal sheet in his workshop at his home in the capital Srinagar.

SPECIAL REPORT

Copyright violations, plagiarism affect Bangladesh’s higher education quality

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Violations of copyright law and plagiarism in research works in higher education have had a serious impact on the quality of education in Bangladesh, putting the country's universities at a disadvantage in global rankings.

SPECIAL REPORT

Western countries that benefited from slave trade should pay reparations to Africa: Experts

By Hassan Isilow

JOHANNESBURG (AA) – Western countries that were involved in the slave trade should pay reparations to African countries for the crimes of slavery and colonialism, according to experts.