Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, June 17, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to join via video link Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate hosted by White House.

CROATIA

ZAGREB - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold news conference with his Croatian counterpart Gordan Grlic Radman, and to meet with Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

SARAJEVO - Cavusoglu to meet with Bosnia's Grand Mufti Husein Kavazovic and High Representative Christian Schmidt.

SARAJEVO - Cavusoglu to also attend graduation ceremony at International University of Sarajevo.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to host Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to meet with Senegalese Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall at Department of State.

RUSSIA

SAINT PETERSBURG - President Vladimir Putin to speak at Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - World Health Organization to launch World Mental Health Report.

UKRAINE

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

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges to share established and liquidated company figures for May.

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to reveal short term debt figures for April.

LUXEMBOURG – Eurostat to share inflation data for May.

SPECIAL REPORT

Experts in India urge change in farming practices to avoid droughts

By Shuriah Niazi

NEW DELHI, India (AA) – Although India had succeeded in avoiding droughts, which used to be a regular occurrence in the past century, experts in India have warned that they could return unless the country switches from chemical to ecological farming.

SPECIAL REPORT

Researchers in Bangladesh find alarming level of microplastics in sugar, tea bags

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Researchers in Bangladesh have recently found an alarming level of microplastics in local sugar and tea bags that pose a potential threat to public health and food safety.