Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair his Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) meeting.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following Russia’s war on Ukraine, sanctions, efforts for peace, and related international developments.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama to deliver remarks on Affordable Care Act and lowering health care costs for families.

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley to speak at House Armed Service Committee hearing.

NEW YORK - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address UN Security Council meeting.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to hold news conference ahead of Wednesday’s NATO foreign ministers meeting.

SPAIN

MADRID - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address Spain's Congress of Deputies.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to host donor’s conference for Ukrainian refugees in Moldova.

THE ECONOMY

WASHINGTON - US Commerce Department to announce trade balance for February.

SPORTS

MANCHESTER/ LISBON - Manchester City to face Atletico Madrid while Benfica to take on Liverpool in UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first leg matches.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Relocation threatens extinction of Maasai race in Tanzania’

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) – More than 400 families from the Maasai ethnic group, who earn a living by rearing livestock are being dislodged from Ngorongoro Conservation Area in northern Tanzania, raising questions about the survival of this rare human tribe.

SPECIAL REPORT

​​​​​​​Skillful hands of deaf, mute artist in Kashmir bring walnut wood to life

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu & Kashmir (AA) – In the narrow lanes of Srinagar, capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, Mohammad Yusuf Muran, a deaf and mute walnut woodcarver, is busy crafting a sculpture of a lion and a stag in his 200-year-old workshop that has housed the finest craftsmen over many generations.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Coach K' ends his epic career at NCAA Final Four

By Muhammed Enes Calli and Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - Regarded as one of the most successful basketball coaches in NBA history, Mike Krzyzewski started his college coaching career at the age of 26.