Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, May 8, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

UKRAINE

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

GERMANY

BERLIN - Regional elections in Germany's northern state of Schleswig-Holstein.

SPORTS

MIAMI - Miami Grand Prix, season's 5th round in Formula One World Championship, to be run.

ISTANBUL - Besiktas, Fenerbahce to face off in Turkish Super Lig derby.

SPECIAL REPORT

New era starts in Northern Ireland with Sinn Fein victory

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) - A new era has started in Northern Ireland with a historic election victory of Sinn Fein, the Irish nationalist party once referred to as the political wing of the Irish Republican Army.

SPECIAL REPORT

Experts call for measures to address thalassemia in India

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) - As the World marks the Thalassemia Day on Sunday -- a blood disorder characterized by abnormal formation of hemoglobin -- experts have raised an alarm that India was turning into a thalassemia capital of the world with 100,000 to 150,000 patients living in the country.