Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

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

AZERBAIJAN

SHUSHA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to be welcomed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev with official ceremony. Leaders to attend signing ceremony after one-on-one meeting, to be followed by joint news conference.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS – US President Joe Biden to meet European Council President Charles Michel, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at EU-US summit.

MYANMAR

YANGON – Monitoring developments in Myanmar after Feb. 1 military coup triggered violent protests, crackdown.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA – Turkish Finance and Treasury Ministry to announce central government budget balance table for May.

BRUSSELS – Eurostat to release international trade in goods statistics for April.

SPORTS

BUDAPEST / MUNICH – Following Hungary-Portugal, France-Germany group games in UEFA EURO 2020.

SPECIAL REPORT

Scientist warns of 'ecological disaster' intense mucilage may cause

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) – Marine mucilage is a usual part of the natural process, but the unusual spread of "sea snot" may cause an ecological disaster, according to a Turkish scientist.

SPECIAL REPORT

Climate activists expect 'more ambitious' action from world leaders

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) – Climate activists around the world, who have mostly carried out their climate activism on social media for a while due to the COVID-19 pandemic, expect world leaders to take "more ambitious" steps regarding climate change.

SPECIAL REPORT

Young Afghan refugees in Pakistan lack education, skills

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Attired in a local traditional loose shirt and baggy trouser, around a dozen students were sitting on a gunny woven jute mate in a small room, solving old papers as part of their preparations for the upcoming matriculation exams scheduled for next month.

SPECIAL REPORT

South Sudanese health authorities appeal to public for blood donation

By Benjamin Takpiny

JUBA, South Sudan (AA) – South Sudanese health authorities have called on the public to donate blood as supplies at the national blood bank run low.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Elder abuse constitutes violation of right to life'

By Seda Sevencan

ISTANBUL (AA) – The abuse of elderly people constitutes a violation of right to life, the most basic human right, said the director of an elderly care center in Turkey.

SPECIAL REPORT

Not even those in graves spared from Israeli aggression, finds report

By Omar Shaqlai

GAZA, Palestine (AA) – The latest Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip that lasted for 11 days did not only claim the lives of dozens of Palestinians, but the cemeteries in the besieged enclave were not spared from the violent raids.