Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden expected to announce decision on student loan cancellation.

WASHINGTON – Biden administration expected to announce $3 billion in additional military aid to Ukraine, including long-term training for Ukrainian troops.

UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to brief Security Council on the situation in Ukraine.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to visit Canada.

UK

LONDON - Britain's Office for National Statistics to publish an analysis of the impact of economic sanctions on UK trade with Russia.

UKRAINE

KYIV – Following Russia’s war on Ukraine, sanctions, efforts for peace, grain deal, and related international developments.​​​​​​​

THE ECONOMY

WASHINGTON - US Commerce Department's Census Bureau to announce Durable Goods Orders for July

MOSCOW - Federal Service for State Statistics (Rosstat) to announce Russia's industrial production for July

SPORTS

- Trabzonspor to host Copenhagen in UEFA Champions League playoff round.

SPECIAL REPORT

5 years after mass exodus from Myanmar, fate of Rohingya still hangs in balance

By Md. Kamruzzaman

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AA) – The one-hour journey from Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar by air crossing over the Bay of Bengal and many rivers in the delta nation of Bangladesh is worth enjoying and remembering. The rest of the way from the airport to the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar is also wonderful as the beauty of the sea is on one side and the hills covered with green trees on the other side always attract visitors. But this natural beauty couldn't heal the suffering of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees under subhuman living conditions in camps.

SPECIAL REPORT

Israel restricts, threatens Palestinian schools in Jerusalem over curricula

By Salam AbuSharar

JERUSALEM (AA) - At the end of July, Israeli Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton decided to cancel the licenses of several Palestinian schools in occupied East Jerusalem over what she said was "incitement against the state and the Israeli army in textbooks."

SPECIAL REPORT

Small and big farmers fight Italy’s worst drought in decades

By Giada Zampano

ROME (AA) – An extraordinary combination of drought and record-high temperatures hit Italy and its agriculture this year, taking a heavy toll on both small and large farmers.

SPECIAL REPORT

Anti-corruption fight mark Zambian government’s 1st year in office

By James Kunda

LUSAKA, Zambia (AA) - Zambia's new government is marking a year in office Wednesday in which fighting corruption has featured prominently.