Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, March 6, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - Following developments in aftermath of Feb. 6 earthquakes in 11 southern provinces.

UK

LONDON - Defense Secretary Ben Wallace to give a keynote speech at ConservativeHome Defence and Security Conference.

LONDON - British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly to meet for extraordinary plenary session to mark forthcoming anniversary of Good Friday Agreement.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz to hold news conference after Cabinet meeting at Schloss Meseberg.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to speak at 2023 International Association of Fire Fighters Legislative Conference.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to separately host Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and South Korean National Security Advisor Kim Sung-han at State Department.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to be briefed on UN Mission in South Sudan. In afternoon, member states to convene on briefing on Middle East followed by consultations on use of chemical weapons in Syria.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical department to release retail trade figures for January.

SPECIAL REPORT

Economic damage from world's major quakes nears $1 trillion

By Nuran Erkul

LONDON (AA) - Besides causing tens of thousands of deaths and unprecedented sorrow, the world’s major earthquakes in the last 50 years also created nearly $1 trillion in economic damage, according to data compiled by Anadolu.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sweden weapon smuggling out of control: Expert

By Leila Nezirevic

LONDON (AA) - Sweden has one of the highest rates of firearm-related violence in Western Europe which is a result of ever-increasing number of gangs and criminal networks responsible for the high inflow of illegal firearms to the country.

SPECIAL REPORT

WFP's food budget reduction hampers nutrition supply to Rohingya in Bangladesh

By Md. Kamruzzaman and SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Anwara Begum, an elderly Rohingya woman, has been struggling at a congested refugee camp in Bangladesh with her family since an August 2017 exodus following a brutal military crackdown in their home country of Myanmar.

SPECIAL REPORT

Türkiye continues to heal from wounds inflicted by twin quakes

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - A month following the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes in Türkiye, while the government is making great efforts in every field for a rapid recovery, the wounds of the disaster victims are being healed day by day with the help of officials, non-governmental organizations and humanitarian aid material coming from abroad.