Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, July 7, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to welcome Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Bin Yaakob with official ceremony at presidential complex. One-on-one, inter-delegation meetings to be followed by signing of agreements, joint news conference.

INDONESIA

BALI - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting.

BALI - Cavusoglu also to host 21st MIKTA Foreign Ministers Meeting under Ankara's MIKTA (Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Türkiye, Australia) chairmanship.

UK

LONDON - Political crisis to continue in Westminster as Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejects to resign after dozens of MPs quit his government.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 recipients.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council expected to vote on resolution to extend cross-border aid operation to Syria ahead of its expiration on July 10.

THE ECONOMY

BERLIN - Germany's statistical authority Destatis to release industrial production data for May.

ANKARA - Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry to release cash realizations for June.

SPORTS

LONDON - Following 2022 Wimbledon women's singles semifinals.

BINCHE, Belgium - Stage 6 of 2022 Tour de France to begin in Belgium's Binche, to end in France's Longwy.

SPECIAL REPORT

Combining flavor, business, Tanzania’s chocolate woman drives local economy

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - Jaki Kweka, 37, a women entrepreneur from Tanzania, has combined flavor and gourmet to drive the local economy by obtaining cocoa and other ingredients from small-scale farmers in African countries to roll out appealing chocolates.

SPECIAL REPORT

Zimbabweans turn to canines to combat crimes

By John Cassim

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - With the crime rate increasing in the landlocked southern African country of Zimbabwe, there is a sudden surge in the demand for aggressive-bred dogs to protect properties and people.