ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend project introductory meeting of Council of Higher Education.
ANKARA- Erdogan also due to separately receive Devlet Bahceli, leader of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Constitutional Court head Zuhtu Arslan.
ANKARA – Following latest developments on COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide, including new virus strain.
ALBANIA
TIRANA – Turkey's Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop during visit to Albania to meet with Albanian President Ilir Meta, Parliament Speaker Gramoz Ruci, Prime Minister Edi Rama.
US
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on US foreign policy at State Department.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold news conference.
MOSCOW – EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell to arrive in Russia for 3-day visit.
TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
LEFKOSA – President of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ersin Tatar to receive British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
MYANMAR
NAYPYIDAW – Following developments after military coup detaining country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint.
THE ECONOMY
LUXEMBOURG – European statistical department Eurostat to reveal retail trade statistics for December.
SPECIAL REPORT
Ethiopia plans to vaccinate 20% population in 2021
By Addis Getachew
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) – Ethiopia is planning to vaccinate 20% of its population against the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of 2021, said the country’s top health expert.
SPECIAL REPORT
‘Turkish president’s visit to Bangladesh will boost ties’
By Sorwar Alam
ANKARA (AA) – A top-level visit from Turkey to Bangladesh in the coming months is expected to unravel a wide range of opportunities in bilateral relations, boosting trade, investment, and understanding.
SPECIAL REPORT
Kashmir solidarity day 'reminder to India': Pakistani envoy
By Riyaz ul Khaliq
ANKARA (AA) – Kashmir Solidarity Day commemorated in Pakistan and across the world is a "reminder to India" to adhere to its promises on Kashmir that is to hold a plebiscite to decide its political future, Pakistan's ambassador to Turkey said.
SPECIAL REPORT
Taboo attached to breast cancer kills women in Togo
By Aurore Bonny
LOME, Togo (AA) – The rise in cancer incidence in the West African country of Togo has moved two voluntary groups to launch a sensitization program and also give hope to, particularly women, suffering from the dreaded disease.
SPECIAL REPORT
Zimbabwe: Lack of awareness stifles fight against childhood cancer
By Jeffrey Moyo
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) – Miranda Muvengwa, 9, succumbed to a deadly cancer last year.
SPECIAL REPORT
Colombia in conundrum over Pablo Escobar's hippos
By Laura Gamba
BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – By the time he died, Colombia's biggest drug lord Pablo Escobar had managed to amass a huge fortune.
