Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2022​​​​​​​

GERMANY

BERLIN - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to deliver speech at Berlin Security Conference.

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz Scholz to meet NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for talks on international security issues.

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair National Security Council meeting.

POLAND

LODZ - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Ministerial Council meeting.

IRELAND

DUBLIN - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to meet Prime Minister Michael Martin, address Irish parliament.

UK

LONDON - US citizen Anne Sacoolas to be sentenced for causing 2019 death of Harry Dunn by careless driving.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to host joint White House press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron.

NEW YORK - India's UN Envoy Ruchira Kamboj to hold press conference as India takes over presidency of UN Security Council for month of December.

SPORTS

AL KHOR / AL RAYYAN, DOHA, Qatar - 2022 FIFA World Cup Group E, F matches.

THE ECONOMY

BERLIN - Destatis to release German retail sales figures.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to post unemployment data.

SPECIAL REPORT

Inside the World Cup trophy factory

By Michele Novaga

MILAN (AA) - GDE Bertoni headquarters is a small building situated in the industrial area of Paderno Dugnano, a town on the outskirts of Milan, northern Italy.

SPECIAL REPORT

From dung to delicacy: The making of Bali's prized Luwak coffee

By Merve Aydogan

BALI, Indonesia (AA) - Indonesia's famed island of Bali offers the world's finest and most expensive coffee, known as "Kopi Luwak" or Luwak coffee, made from beans retrieved from an unlikely source: the droppings of a local animal, the Asian palm civet.

SPECIAL REPORT

Christmas under dimmed lights: Switzerland

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

ISTANBUL (AA) - Christmas will not be as glittering as before in Switzerland under the shadow of compulsory energy-saving policies that could dim the holiday spirit.