Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

FINLAND

HELSINKI - First meeting of permanent joint mechanism between Türkiye, Finland and Sweden to be held.

CANADA

ALBERTA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg to hold joint press conference.

GREECE

ATHENS - Wiretapping scandal to be discussed in parliament.

DENMARK

COPENHAGEN - Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod to host German counterpart Annalena Baerbock for talks on bilateral ties and regional issues.

UKRAINE

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

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - UEFA Europa League, Europa Conference League group stage draws to be made.

ROME - Lazio to host Inter Milan for Serie A game.

SPECIAL REPORT

Why are Chinese companies leaving US stock markets?

By Aysu Bicer and Riyaz ul Khaliq

ANKARA/ISTANBUL (AA) - As major Chinese state-owned firms recently announced they would apply to be delisted from US stock markets, uncertainty has arisen on whether this is a harbinger of accelerated decoupling between the world’s two largest economies.

SPECIAL REPORT

Iran-IAEA standoff last major hurdle in reviving nuclear deal

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN, Iran (AA) - After more than a year of indirect talks marked by frequent interludes, Iran and the US see an agreement aimed at salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal as closer than ever.

SPECIAL REPORT

Zimbabwean students benefit from radio lessons in local languages

By John Cassim

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - The use of local Zimbabwean languages during radio lessons for primary and secondary school students who were affected by COVID-19 lockdowns is producing positive results, according to education officials.

SPECIAL REPORT

Child marriages on the rise in Tanzania

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - Despite multiple interventions, child marriages are rising in Tanzania, exposing young girls to sexual exploitation while denying them the right to an education, officials have warned.

SPECIAL REPORT

Somali drought-affected families in desperate need of sustenance

By Mohammed Dhaysane

BAIDOA, Somalia (AA) - Somalia, the country most affected by climate change in the Horn of Africa, is facing a catastrophic drought that has already claimed hundreds of lives.

SPECIAL REPORT

MULTIMEDIA

By Paul Rhys

MALMO, Sweden (AA) - No country in Europe has taken in more refugees per capita than Sweden, in the past decade. BUT this open-door policy has not been followed up with a strategy of integrating new arrivals into society.

The government believes that immigrant majority ghettos are on the increase. And is now suggesting that people are divided up into categories of "Nordic" and "non-Nordic" – in order to mix them back together again.