Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, May 4, 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.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on economic growth, jobs, and deficit reduction at White House.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to host Swedish counterpart Ann Linde for talks at State Department.

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to host his Japanese counterpart Nobuo Kishi at Pentagon.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to hold separate meetings with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti to discuss regional cooperation, EU-led Kosovo-Serbia-Dialogue.

FRANCE

STRASBOURG - European Parliament to discuss social and economic consequences of Russia-Ukraine war for EU.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical office Eurostat to reveal retail trade data for March.

BERLIN - Germany's statistical authority Destatis to release current account balance for March.

WASHINGTON - US Federal Reserve to announce interest rate decision and economic projections.

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

SPORTS

MADRID - Real Madrid to host Manchester City in UEFA Champions League semifinal second-leg clash.

SPECIAL REPORT

Indian man voluntarily chases fires, saves people

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) - When Bipin Ganatra, a resident of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, lost his elder brother in a fire at the age of 12, he decided that his mission in life would be to rescue people caught in fires.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh accelerates midwifery services to curb unnecessary C-section deliveries

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Mohammad Mohiuddin, a businessman at a remote southern coastal sub-district of Patharghata, admitted his pregnant daughter to a private health clinic two years ago as the only government hospital in the region had a very limited facilities to serve nearly 300,000 people with limited resources.

SPECIAL REPORT

Midwife shortage continues to plague Uganda

By Hamza Kyeyune

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) - A shortage of midwives at public hospitals continues to be reported in Uganda, and the results are too often tragic.

SPECIAL REPORT

Will Irish unity be on horizon under a Sinn Fein led government in Northern Ireland?

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) - Northern Ireland has always been a turbulent piece of Ireland not only with its history but also its political fluctuations in the past 10 years.

SPECIAL REPORT

ANALYSIS - Emerging potential of the Middle Corridor

By Yunis Sharifli

ISTANBUL (AA) - Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, growing sanctions on Russia and Belarus also affect China-EU land-based trade relations.