Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, June 9, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to meet visiting Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov.

ANKARA - Japarov to be presented honorary doctorate by TOBB University of Economics and Technology, followed by Turkish-Kyrgyz Business Forum.

ANKARA - Parliament to discuss proposed parliamentary inquiry into causes of sea mucilage, especially in Sea of Marmara, and possible solutions.

ANKARA - Following gradual normalization process in Turkey with drop in COVID-19 cases as well as pandemic situation worldwide.

WORLD DIPLOMACY

LONDON - US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to meet in Cornwall, where 3-day G7 summit is set to start Friday.

CAMEROON

YAOUNDE - World Health Organization Africa director to hold virtual press briefing on COVID-19 vaccine rollout and misinformation in Africa.

PALESTINE

JERUSALEM - Following aftermath of cease-fire agreement between Israel, Hamas.

MYANMAR

YANGON - Monitoring developments in Myanmar after February military coup triggered violent protests, crackdown.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to release unemployment data for April.

ANKARA - European Central Bank to announce interest rate decision.

SPORTS

VALENCIA - Turkish Women's National Basketball Team to face Spain in friendly match ahead of FIBA EuroBasket 2021 co-hosted by Spain and France on June 17-27.

PARIS - Following French Open (Roland Garros) women's singles semifinals.

SPECIAL REPORT

Climate crisis taking heavy toll on people of Bangladesh​​​​​​​

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Climate change is taking a heavy toll on the people of Bangladesh, forcing internal migration and raising salinity, which not only poisons the water and coastal land, but also wipes out people’s livelihoods.

SPECIAL REPORT

Group C of EURO 2020: Netherlands see tournament as opportunity to rebuild reputation

By Muhammed Enes Calli and Emre Asikci

ANKARA (AA) - The Netherlands, Ukraine, Austria, and North Macedonia will fight in Group C to qualify for the knockout phase in EURO 2020.

SPECIAL REPORT

England hope to capitalize on home advantage for EURO 2020

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - England's national football team will play against Croatia, Scotland, and the Czech Republic in EURO 2020 Group D, as they strive to capitalize on their home advantage with their fans in attendance.

SPECIAL REPORT

Half of Twitter trending topics in Turkey found to be fake

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

ANKARA (AA) - At least 47% of the Twitter trends in Turkey are fake, and 20% of those trends make up worldwide trends, according to a study from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne.