Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

NEW YORK - Acting United Nations head in Afghanistan Ramiz Alakbarov to hold press briefing on country’s situation, recent decisions by Taliban.

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold end of year press briefing.

THE ECONOMY

WASHINGTON - Labor Department to release weekly report on unemployment benefits.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to announce economic confidence in Turkish economy in December.

SPORTS

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - Turkish basketball club Anadolu Efes to visit Maccabi Tel Aviv in Round 16 game in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.

SPECIAL REPORT

US stocks suffer major losses in 2022 with record inflation, rate hikes, strong dollar

By Ovunc Kutlu

ISTANBUL (AA) - US stocks saw major losses in 2022 as record inflation, interest rate hikes, a strong dollar, and heightened uncertainty led to a weak economic outlook and curbed investors' risk appetite.

SPECIAL REPORT

Germany’s medicine shortage puts the squeeze on pharmacies

By Sal Ahmed

BERLIN (AA) - Germany is facing shortages of many common medications, putting the squeeze on pharmacies and leaving parents across the country in a desperate bind.

SPECIAL REPORT

Major events that shaped Latin America in 2022

By Laura Gamba

BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) - Over the last 12 months Latin America saw a radical transformation of politics, the impeachment of a president, a failed constitutional change, and the takeover of a country by criminal gangs.