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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, July 20, 2022

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - Türkiye's Vice President Fuat Oktay to attend celebration of the 48th anniversary of Peace and Freedom Day.

LONDON - Fifth ballot to take place in the Conservative Party leadership contest, selecting final 2 candidates to replace Boris Johnson as party leader and thus prime minister.

LONDON – In final PMQ appearance, Prime Minister Boris Johnson to answer questions from lawmakers in House of Commons.

ITALY

ROME - Votes of confidence in Draghi-led government scheduled in both chambers of parliament.

SRI LANKA

COLOMBO - Amid economic crisis, parliament set to elect new president after resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following Russia's war on Ukraine, sanctions, efforts for peace, related international developments.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on tackling climate crisis during visit to Massachusetts.

WASHINGTON - CIA Director William Burns to speak at Aspen Security Forum in Colorado.

WASHINGTON - Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska to address US Congress at invitation of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

WASHINGTON - Chaired by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, fourth meeting of US-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group, including nearly 50 countries, to take place virtually.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to announce consumer confidence for July.

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce international investment position for May.

LONDON - UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) to announce consumer price index for June.

SPORTS

CARCASSONE - Stage 17 of Tour de France.

BRIGHTON AND HOVE, UK - UEFA Women's EURO 2022 quarterfinals to start with England vs. Spain.

LODZ, Poland - Turkish football club Fenerbahce to visit Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv in first leg of UEFA Champions League second qualifying round.

SPECIAL REPORT

After COVID-19, Tanzania grappling with another zoonotic disease

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - As the world is still struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the East African country of Tanzania is working to stem the spread of a mysterious disease which has so far claimed three lives and infected several others.

SPECIAL REPORT

EU to push Greece harder over pushbacks following recent EU court ruling: Legal analyst

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) – An expert on European law hailed a recent EU court ruling on the 2014 sinking of a migrant boat in the Aegean Sea, saying in its wake the bloc will press Athens harder to end its controversial practice of pushing back migrants.

SPECIAL REPORT

Chess plays important role in lives of Palestinian inmates of Israeli prisons

By Salam AbuSharar

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – In his nearly a decade-and-a-half in Israeli prisons, Palestinian chef Hassan Shtayeh has whiled away many hours playing chess and organizing tournaments.

SPECIAL REPORT

53rd anniversary of US putting 1st man on the moon

By Darren Lyn

HOUSTON, Texas (AA) - For eternity the US will lay claim to being the first country to put a man on the moon.

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