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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend Justice and Development (AK) Party’s meeting at parliament.

ANKARA - President Erdogan to meet and hold joint news conference with Chad’s transitional President Mahamat Idriss Deby at Presidential Complex.

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

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to participate virtually in annual East Asia Summit.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to deliver remarks on plans for modernizing American diplomacy to meet foreign policy challenges of 21st century.

SUDAN

KHARTOUM - Following situation in Sudan after arrests of several ministers, officials in military takeover.

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL - Monitoring political developments, security situation in Afghanistan.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release Turkey’s trade balance figures for September.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to announce Turkish economic confidence index for October.

SPECIAL REPORT

Banana farmers strike gold in Zimbabwe

By Jeffrey Moyo

HONDE VALLEY, Zimbabwe (AA) - Rebecca is the happiest she’s ever been in her 10 years of marriage. Her husband Bright Nezomba has bought her another gleaming car and the couple just renovated their home in Honde Valley in eastern Zimbabwe.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tanzanian farmers choose vanilla over coffee for profits

By Kizito Makoye

KYERWA, Tanzania (AA) – Smallholder farmers in Tanzania are earning huge profits from the thriving global vanilla market, offsetting losses they have frequently suffered due to poor yields while growing traditional cash crops, notably coffee.

SPECIAL REPORT

Refugee economy generates resources for locals in Uganda

By Godfrey Olukya

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Despite its meager resources, the landlocked East African country of Uganda has been hosting 1.5 million refugees from South Sudan, Burundi, Somalia, Rwanda, Eritrea, Sudan, and many other African countries.

SPECIAL REPORT

Technology addiction triggers procrastination: Expert

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) - Technology addiction triggers akrasia, a kind of procrastination in which people choose to spend time with more meaningless things instead of carrying out important responsibilities, according to a Turkish social media specialist.

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