Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):
The EU's steps, which are normally seen in a "leader position" in environmental policies, call into question the bloc's policies in the fight against climate change.
French households and businesses are adopting the government's call for "energy sobriety" with responsible consumption of electricity and gas amid risk of shortages caused by the Russia-Ukraine war.
Piyadasa Fernando, 62, sells firewood by the roadside in Sri Lanka's southwestern town of Moratuwa. A taxi driver who is impacted by fuel shortages now feeds his family of four by collecting pieces of wood from nearby furniture shops and bundling them into firewood, with each bundle priced at a quarter of a dollar.
Lindiwe Sayi, 32, has weaned her baby when she was just three months old as the mother has to focus on her work as a vendor to earn a livelihood in Zimbabwe's capital Harare.
Despite significant advances in Bangladesh's readymade garment industry in terms of labor rights, safety, and a congenial workplace environment, many women workers are unable to breastfeed their babies, according to multiple sources.
Welcoming Spain's decision to give monthly aid to Ukrainian refugees in the country, the person in charge of Right to Life, a division of the international human rights organization Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders), urged Spain to treat refugees with the same "political will" no matter what their origin is. -
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