Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA - Monitoring celebrations of Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following the war between Ukraine and Russia, and international reactions.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to hold a joint news conference with Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson following their meeting at Schloss Meseberg.

FRANCE

STRASBOURG - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi to address plenary session of European Parliament.

ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical office to reveal unemployment figures for March.

BERLIN - Germany’s statistical department to share unemployment figures for April.

WASHINGTON - US Commerce Department to announce factory orders for March.

SPORTS

CASTELLON, Spain - Villarreal to host Liverpool in UEFA Champions League semifinal second-leg match.

SPECIAL REPORT

Firefighters in Pakistan's Karachi working against odds

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Unfazed by the danger that could even risk their lives due to the lack of proper protection equipment, mainly the fire-resistant suits, firefighters in the Pakistani metropolis of Karachi are always seen negotiating with narrow streets and packed roads to reach the site to douse flames.

SPECIAL REPORT

Fed to aggressively raise rates to crush high inflation: Expert

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - The US Federal Reserve is set to aggressively raise interest rates in order to crush record-high inflation, according to an expert Tuesday.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tanzania’s female firefighter braves raging flames

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - When Pili Kaku began training to become a firefighter, she was the only woman in her course.

SPECIAL REPORT

ANALYSIS - Building an empire on an old socioeconomic foundation a risky step

By Dmitry V. Shlapentokh

ISTANBUL (AA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine and sanctions endangers the old socio-economic model which sustained post-Soviet Russia for 30 years. At the same time, there is no sign that the Kremlin wants to change it. And it is quite possible that it has no mechanism to do this.