Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet his Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev to discuss bilateral ties, regional and global developments.

SPAIN

ALICANTE - Leaders of MED-9 countries to hold summit in Portugal.

ALICANTE - Leaders of France, Spain and Portugal to hold meeting on BarMar pipeline project.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - EU health and justice ministers to hold meetings.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz to host Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.

UK

LONDON - Medical journal The Lancet to release report linking racism, xenophobia, and discrimination with health disparities across the world.

US

WASHINGTON – Bureau of Labor Statistics to issue monthly release on price changes for domestic producers of goods and services.

KYRGYZSTAN

BISHKEK – Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting.

SPORTS

DOHA, AL DAAYEN, Qatar - FIFA World Cup quarterfinals to kick off, Croatia vs. Brazil, Netherlands vs. Argentina.

SPECIAL REPORT

India needs more efforts to boost digital literacy among women: Experts

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) – Experts in India called for more steps to include women from every walk of life in boosting digital literacy after a new report on India's "digital divide" showed women constitute only one-third of internet users in the country and mobile ownership was 30% higher among men than women by the end of 2021.

SPECIAL REPORT

2022 World Cup proves gap between Japanese, European football narrowing

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ISTANBUL (AA) - When thinking of Japan’s presence at the World Cup, only two things come to mind for international football fans: the group of Japanese fans helping to clean up the rubbish in the stands and some unexpected performances from unknown Japanese players.

SPECIAL REPORT

ANALYSIS - Scholz chancellorship one year on: German foreign policy stuck in permanent crisis modus

By Oliver Towfigh Nia

BERLIN (AA) - Olaf Scholz became Germany’s chancellor a year ago, and his tenure has been overshadowed by a permanent foreign policy crisis modus as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war.

SPECIAL REPORT

BarMar pipeline 'positive' for European energy security, but not addressing current crisis: Expert

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

ISTANBUL (AA) - The underwater pipeline project that will connect Spain and France is a "positive" move for energy security in Europe, but it will not be useful for the current crisis, energy expert Peter Fraser said.