ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend 15th MUSIAD Expo meeting.
BELARUS
MINSK – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to hold official talks with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.
SWITZERLAND
MONT PELERIN – Cyprus talks to conclude under auspices of Special UN Cyprus Envoy Espen Barth Eide.
FRANCE
PARIS- France commemorates Armistice Day marking end of World War I. President Francois Hollande attends ceremony at Arc de Triomphe.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – Armistice Day commemorations marking 98th anniversary of end of World War I.
LONDON – Union of European Turkish Democrats (UETD) to open photo exhibit on July 15 coup attempt in Turkey.
SPECIAL REPORT:
FIFA row over wartime emblem prompts poppy debate
By Michael Sercan Daventry
LONDON -Dispute over players wearing WW I symbol at England v Scotland game shows UK’s curious relationship with red flower.
UNITED STATES
SPECIAL REPORT:
Trump outlines US health care plan to replace Obamacare
By Ovunc Kutlu and Gulbin Yildirim
NEW YORK – Current health care law led to higher prices, lower quality, Trump argues.
EGYPT
CAIRO – Egyptian authorities brace for demonstrations against skyrocketing prices.
TUNISIA
SPECIAL REPORT:
Africa’s fears of Trump presidency unfounded: Experts
By Safwene Grira
TUNIS – ‘Africans’ apprehensions arose from fact that Trump does not know Africa well,’ says Cameroonian professor
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
SPECIAL REPORT:
Superstitions and militias replace army in eastern DRC
By Joseph Tsongo
BENI – Congolese local self-defense groups use rituals that they say can shield them from bullets.
ZAMBIA
SPECIAL REPORT:
Zambia: Job broker con men sell false dreams
By Francis Maingaila
LUSAKA – It all started when Joseph spotted a local newspaper ad dangling out the possibility of foreign jobs, in what seemed like a good opportunity, for a healthy fee.
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL – Under-fire South Korean President Park’s office clears up further allegation as weekend is set to bring massive protests in Seoul.
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE – Hundreds of asylum-seekers banished by Australia to offshore camps may be resettled in US.
PHILIPPINES
ZAMBOANGA – Thousands of Filipino illegal immigrants detained in Malaysian-run state of Sabah – which heirs of Philippines Sultan claim as own – to be returned to Philippines.
