Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

UK

LONDON - Royal Mail deliveries, Parcelforce, fleet, and engineer staff belonging to CWU union to go on strike.

LONDON - Report looking into cost-of-living crisis, pupil performance at school to be released.

FRANCE

PARIS - Train conductors to start strike on train services on high-speed TGV lines across France.

ITALY

ROME - 2-day annual forum Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogue to start.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to meet Britain's Prince William, Princess of Wales Kate in Boston.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to speak at World AIDS Day event.

WASHINGTON - Blinken to meet with Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry at State Department.

WASHINGTON - French President Emmanuel Macron to visit New Orleans, Louisiana to discuss climate change issues with Governor John Bel Edwards before delivering public speech.

WASHINGTON - Early voting in state of Georgia to end ahead of next week's Senate runoff election between Democratic and Republican candidates.

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu to hold joint news conference with his Hungarian counterpart Sandor Pinter.

THE ECONOMY

BERLIN - Germany to release foreign trade figures.

LUXEMBOURG - EU to share producer price index.

SPORTS

AL WAKRAH/DOHA/AL DAAYEN - 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage to end. In Group H, Ghana to face Uruguay and South Korea to play against Portugal; in Group G, Serbia to face Switzerland and Cameroon to take on Brazil.

SPECIAL REPORT

All-hands-on-deck effort needed to combat modern slavery: US professor

By Darren Lyn

HOUSTON, US (AA) - Modern slavery continues to increase significantly across the globe, and the United Nations wants everyone to focus on this disturbing trend as the world marks the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on Friday.

SPECIAL REPORT

Child labor in cocoa production 'akin to slavery'

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

ISTANBUL (AA) - Child labor in cocoa production is "akin to slavery," according to a report, with the agricultural sector as the largest employer of child laborers.​​​​​​​

SPECIAL REPORT

Is attacking art for climate action 'vandalism'?: Experts explain

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - Although attacking artworks across Europe to draw attention to climate change issues has been widely covered by the international media, there are various potential risks associated with the "recent wave of action" for the future, according to experts.