ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, May 28, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – Mosque in Istanbul's popular square will be inaugurated by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
ANKARA – Following gradual normalization process with declining COVID-19 cases in Turkey, as well as pandemic situation worldwide.
PALESTINE
JERUSALEM – Following aftermath of cease-fire agreement between Israel, Hamas.
MALI
BAMAKO – Following developments after Malian military's arrests of interim president, prime minister.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to reveal foreign trade figures for April, economic confidence index for May.
ANKARA – Central Bank to share reserve and foreign currency data for April.
LUXEMBOURG – European statistical office Eurostat to share economic sentiment indicator for May.
ISTANBUL – Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Lutfi Elvan to attend Turkey’s Banks Association’s general assembly.
SPORTS
COLOGNE – The 2020-21 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four will tip off as Anadolu Efes will face CSKA Moscow while AX Armani Exchange Milan will take on Barcelona
SPECIAL REPORT
Belarus grounded plane with dissident, but history tells of more forced landings.
By Handan Kazanci
ISTANBUL (AA) – It drew international outrage when Belarusian authorities grounded a passenger aircraft carrying an opposition journalist who was flying from Greece to Lithuania through Belarus' airspace.
SPECIAL REPORT
Ecological sanitary napkins saving lives in Africa
By Aurore Bonny
LOME, Togo (AA) – On the eve of World Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, several women from sub-Saharan Africa spoke to Anadolu Agency about the sanitary solutions they have created to protect women's health and empower them.
SPECIAL REPORT
High rates of malnutrition can cut global GDP by 4%-5%
By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) – High rates of malnutrition can lead to a loss in gross domestic product (GDP) of as much as 4%-5%, according to an assistant representative in Turkey for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
