ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):
US
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks about American Rescue Plan investments at White House; Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to attend.
RUSSIA
KOVROV - Court to hear lawsuit filed by jailed opposition politician Alexey Navalny against high-security prison where he is serving nine-year sentence.
TÜRKİYE
ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet with his Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou N'Guesso at Vahdettin Mansion.
SERBIA
BELGRADE - Türkiye's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend Open Balkan Initiative Summit. He is also to deliver speech at opening session.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Following strike of Lufthansa’s pilots over ongoing pay dispute.
PAKISTAN
ISLAMABAD - Following developments as record-breaking floods cause massive destruction, kill more than 1,160 people, affect over 33 million since mid-June.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD - Following developments amid political turmoil and violent protests.
UKRAINE
KYIV - Following Russia’s war on Ukraine, sanctions, peace efforts, Istanbul grain shipment deal and related developments.
SPORTS
ITALY, CZECH REPUBLIC - 2022 FIBA European Basketball Championship with matches in Groups C and D.
NEW YORK - Following US Open tennis tournament.
ECONOMY
BERLIN - Germany's statistical authority Destatis to release current account balance and foreign trade figures for July
LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to announce the Producer Price Index figures for July
SPECIAL REPORT
Kashmiri teacher wins laurels for producing solar-car
By Nusrat Sidiq
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - It has been 13 years of perseverance and struggles for Bilal Ahmad, a mathematics teacher in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, to produce the region's first solar-electric automobile that operates completely on solar energy and can also be charged with electrical energy.