ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Monitoring developments on coronavirus pandemic in Turkey, worldwide.
US
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to address Joint Session of Congress at Capitol.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA - UN-led informal Cyprus conference to continue on second day in Geneva with the attendance of Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders and foreign ministers of three guarantor countries Turkey, Greece and the UK.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with his Mexican counterpart Marcelo Ebrard.
MOSCOW - A delegation of Turkish lawmakers to take part in international conference.
MYANMAR
YANGON - Monitoring developments in Myanmar after Feb. 1 military coup triggered violent protests.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release international reserve statistics for March.
SPORTS
PARIS - Following UEFA Champions League semifinal first-leg between Paris Saint-Germain vs. Manchester City.
SPECIAL REPORT
Environmental disasters across globe in March 2021
By Burak Bir
ANKARA (AA) - March saw a host of environmental disasters, including floods in Colombia and the US state of Hawaii, volcanic eruptions in Italy's Mt. Etna, and Indonesia's Mt. Merapi as well as avalanche in Pakistan.
SPECIAL REPORT
Environmental developments worldwide in March 2021
By Burak Bir
ANKARA (AA) - March saw several reports on climate change and the environment, including the alarming food insecurity issue across Africa, danger of extinction, living in forests and the savanna.
SPECIAL REPORT
Climate strikes, environmental protests in March 2021
By Burak Bir
ANKARA (AA) - Strikes, demonstrations, and protests continued across the globe in the third month of 2021, with protesters demanding more decisive actions to tackle climate change.
SPECIAL REPORT
10 years on, Syrians and Turks live together despite problems
By Handan Kazanci
ISTANBUL (AA) – This Thursday marks the tenth anniversary of when a group of around 250 Syrians for the first time entered Turkey.
SPECIAL REPORT
Palestinian family completely isolated during Ramadan
By Salam Abu Sharar
HEBRON, Palestine (AA) – Surrounded by settler homes, Reema Abu Aisha, 54, feels isolated in Tel Rumeida in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron.
SPECIAL REPORT
Pakistan: Roadside iftar resumes after a year break
By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Sitting on a plastic mat on a stony footpath opposite to the mausoleum of the country's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Khair-un-Nisa, together with dozens of other women, was awaiting for Maghrib adhan, Islamic sunset prayers call, to break her fast as honking traffic passed by.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkish global business association comes to Ethiopia
By Seleshi Tessema and Ibrahim Tigil
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) - Turkey’s Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association (MUSIAD) is finalizing preparations to open its branch office in Ethiopia to facilitate mutually beneficial relations between business enterprises of both nations, the association’s Ethiopia representative said.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkish aid keeps orphanages running in South Sudan
By Benjamin Takpiny
JUBA, South Sudan (AA) - Several orphans have been enduring hard times amid prevailing economic hardship in South Sudan which cut off donations from charity organizations largely due to COVID-19 that slashed funds.
SPECIAL REPORT
Tottenham Hotspur extend trophy-less streak to 13 years
By Muhammed Enes Calli and Emre Asikci
ANKARA (AA) - It has been 13 years since the last trophy was lifted by the Tottenham Hotspur, despite the club ironically being one of 12 founding members of the European Super League.
SPECIAL REPORT
OPINION- India: Overconfidence, protocol violations derail COVID-19 fight
By Iftikhar Gilani
ANKARA (AA) – The phone calls from the Indian capital New Delhi these days send shivers down the spine. For the past few days, whenever the phone buzzed, it brought news of the death of a friend or a former colleague. Many friends admitted in the hospitals are gasping for oxygen with their relatives running helter-skelter to arrange cylinders using every trick under their sleeves.