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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend 1st Water Council in Istanbul via live link.

ANKARA - Following COVID-19 normalization process in Turkey, worldwide pandemic situation.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Social Democrats (SPD), Greens, Free Democrats (FDP) to begin formal negotiations to form three-way coalition government.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - 6th session of Syrian Constitutional Committee talks to continue with mediation of UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks at 10th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

WASHINGTON - Biden to participate in town hall hosted by CNN.

NEW YORK - UN special envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener to hold news conference.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - 1st day meeting of 2-day EU Leaders' Summit.

BRUSSELS - 2-day meeting of NATO defense ministers to begin.

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL - Monitoring political developments, security situation in Afghanistan.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release household tourism data for Q2, consumer confidence index for October.

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to conduct 10th Monetary Policy Committee Meeting this year to determine interest rates. Among 26 economists surveyed by Anadolu Agency, six expected no change, while eight predicted rate to fall by 50 basis points, one by 75 basis points, and 11 by 100 basis points, with median being 50 basis points.

ISTANBUL - 3rd Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum in Istanbul.

WASHINGTON - US Labor Department to announce initial jobless claims.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - UEFA Europa League's group stage matches.

ISTANBUL - Turkish Airlines EuroLeague round five games.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh's northern region lags behind in human development

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Some areas in northern Bangladesh remain in poor condition due to extreme poverty, lack of infrastructure development, and connectivity issues with the rest of the country.

SPECIAL REPORT

Yemen rebels set sight on city of Marib

By Mohammed Alragawi

ISTANBUL (AA) - Despite growing calls for them to halt their military offensive, Houthi rebels in Yemen have pushed ahead with onslaught to seize the al-Abdiyah district in the central Marib province.

Kaynak:

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