ANKARA
Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency’s English News Desk will cover Friday, August 7, 2015:
TURKEY
SPECIAL REPORTS
Ibrahim Turhan: Creating a second wave for Turkish economy
ANKARA (AA) - Ibrahim Turhan -- economist, former central bank deputy governor and current AK Party MP for Izmir -- describes how Turkey can experience a second wave of rapid economic growth.
Moody's: Strong dollar puts brakes on growth
By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum
ANKARA (AA) – The stronger dollar will put the brakes on global growth, Moody's warned in a note released on Friday.
EUROPE
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA - UN’s refugee agency to speak on migrant crisis in Europe, days after hundreds of people are rescued from shipwreck off Libyan coast en route across the Mediterranean.
LYON - UEFA Champions League and Europa League play-off round draws to be held.
AMERICAS
UNITED STATES
NEW YORK – UN Security Council to vote on a draft resolution which would set up an investigative panel to identify perpetrators of chemical attacks in Syria.
SPECIAL REPORT
Trump leaves mark in first debate of US presidential hopefuls
By Esra Kaymak, Michael Hernandez, Andrew Jay Rosenbaum
WASHINGTON (AA) - Donald Trump made a strong showing in the first debate among the 10 leading Republican presidential candidates on Fox News late on Thursday.
SE ASIA & PACIFIC
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL - North Korea to mark anniversary of liberation from Japanese rule by literally rolling back time, establishing a pre-colonial-era time zone.
MYANMAR
YANGON - UN rights envoy Yanghee Lee to hold press conference marking end of Myanmar visit, during which she met opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and activists jailed in crackdown on student protests.
