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.