Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, May 3, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Executive Board (MYK) meeting at party headquarters.

ANKARA - Monitoring developments on coronavirus pandemic in Turkey, worldwide.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to travel to Yorktown, Virginia to highlight how American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan will benefit schools.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken on travel to London, UK and Kyiv, Ukraine this week.

NEW YORK - China to assume presidency of UN Security Council for month of May.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to meet his North Macedonian counterpart Bujar Osmani to discuss bilateral relations, regional issues.

MYANMAR

YANGON - Monitoring developments in Myanmar after Feb. 1 military coup triggered violent protests.​​​​​​​

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish statistical Institute to reveal inflation rate for April.

ANKARA - Trade minister to announce foreign trade figures for April.

ISTANBUL - Istanbul Chamber of Industry to release Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for April.

LONDON - Information services firm IHS Markit to reveal Eurozone PMI for November.

SPECIAL REPORT

Zimbabwe: ‘Press freedom suffers even after independence’

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - As the world comes together to commemorate World Press Freedom Day on Monday, Zimbabwean scribes say they have little to celebrate.

SPECIAL REPORT

Mobile app helps save lives in Tanzania

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania(AA) - When Regina George began experiencing excruciating labor pains shortly before she was due to give birth last May, she headed for the Usanda dispensary near her home.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sadiq Khan eyes re-election as London’s mayor

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) - Sadiq Khan, London’s current mayor and Labour Party candidate for mayoral elections on May 6, says he has a plan to help London recover from the “devastating” effects of Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic if he wins a second term.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Press freedom in Europe is highest, but not absolute’

By Shweta Desai

PARIS (AA) - Europe continues to be the safest continent for journalists but is not immune to the global trends affecting press freedoms resulting from government obstruction, threats by right-wing extremists, and the weaponization of social media, international media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.