Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet deputies of his Justice and Development (AK) Party for breakfast gathering.

ANKARA - Erdogan to attend general assembly of Young Businessmen Confederation of Turkey.

ANKARA - 11th Ministerial Meeting of Group of Friends of Mediation to be held via video conference with opening statements of co-chair: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkiye's trade minister to unveil Turkiye's exports in January

ANKARA - European Statistical Institute (Eurostat) to announce consumer price index (CPI) for January

ANKARA - New Jersey-based ADP Research Institute to announce private payrolls for January

SPORTS

MOSCOW - Following Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 24 games, including CSKA Moscow vs. Anadolu Efes game.

BEIJING - Competitions in curling and luge to be held before official opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 4.

YAOUNDE - Burkina Faso to face Senegal in first semifinal match of African Cup of Nations.

SPECIAL REPORT

Iran races against time to revive vanishing wetlands

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN, Iran (AA) - On Feb. 2, 1971, representatives from 18 countries gathered in northern Iran's coastal town of Ramsar, nestled between the majestic Alborz Mountains and the Caspian Sea, to sign a landmark treaty aimed at preserving the world's wetlands.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkiye-Ukraine 'close' to signing free-trade agreement

By Merve Aydogan

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish president will pay a visit to Ukraine and sign a number of agreements as the two countries mark 30 years of diplomatic ties, according to a Ukrainian diplomat.

SPECIAL REPORT

Painted dog conservation in Hwange communities helps reduce poaching

By John Cassim

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Wildlife officials in Zimbabwe have confirmed conservation activities around the endangered painted dogs popularly known as the wild dogs, have helped reduce poaching in and around Hwange National Park.

SPECIAL REPORT

Take stringent measures to save existing Indian wetlands, says top expert

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) - India needs to take stringent measures to save the existing wetlands and a water literacy moment has to be started for efficient use of water, the country's top environmentalist has said.

SPECIAL REPORT

Palestinians in Israel campaign to shelter freezing Syrian refugees

By Salam Abu Sharar

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - Scenes of Syrian refugees struggling to survive in freezing temperatures have left Ibraheem Khalil with a heavy heart.

SPECIAL REPORT

Personalized advertisements: Contention between social media giants and end-users

By Burak Dag

ANKARA (AA) - Social media platforms process the data of billions of users through artificial intelligence, and as a consequence, users are exposed to targeted advertisements and other content.

SPECIAL REPORT

Wetland loss causing dwindling of migratory birds in Kashmir

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA)- Reyan Sofi, a 25-year-old birdwatcher in Indian administered Kashmir is pained to see the declining number of migratory birds visiting the wetlands of Kashmir.

SPECIAL REPORT

Epic victory at Australian Open moves Nadal one step ahead in rivalry of 'Big Three'

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ANKARA (AA) - Rafael Nadal passed Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer to seal the record for the most Grand Slam singles titles in men's tennis history.

SPECIAL REPORT

Human activities killing Kenya’s Yala Swamp Wetland area

By Andrew Wasike

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – The Yala swamp in Kenya, which is the largest wetland area in the Horn of Africa country, is a natural filter for the water that goes into the river Nile from Lake Victoria.

SPECIAL REPORT

2022 Winter Olympics to begin Wednesday, games to see US-led diplomatic boycott

By Can Erozden, Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - The 2022 Olympic Winter Games will start in Beijing on Wednesday in the shadow of US-led diplomatic boycott and coronavirus pandemic.

SPECIAL REPORT

Wetland loss causes urban disasters, flooding in Bangladesh

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - The reckless pollution and grabbing of wetlands in Bangladesh capital Dhaka have reduced the city’s capacity of holding water during monsoon season causing environmental disasters and urban flooding.