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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

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

WASHINGTON - US Senate Health Committee to hold hearing on COVID-19 with witnesses including Anthony Fauci, director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

VATICAN - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to meet with Pope Francis at Vatican.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to visit Sevastopol and attend meeting of Supreme State Council of Union State (Russia and Belarus) via videoconference.

SCOTLAND

GLASGOW - Following 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Following developments after country declared state of emergency on Tuesday.

SUDAN

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

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL - Monitoring political developments, security situation in Afghanistan.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU- 8th Global Baku Forum to be held with participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

THE ECONOMY

WASHINGTON - US Labor Department to announce initial jobless claims.

WASHINGTON - US Commerce Department to announce trade balance for September.

LONDON - IHS Markit to announce Eurozone Services PMI for October.

ROME – UN food body FAO to announce World Price Index for September.

PARIS – OECD to announce consumer prices index for September.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Following UEFA Europa League week 4 matches.

SPECIAL REPORT

New drug could be game changer in treatment of leukemia

By Shuriah Niazi

NEW DELHI (AA) - A leading Indian institute has recently developed a drug which could be a game changer for thousands of patients suffering from leukemia.

SPECIAL REPORT

How 1979 hostage crisis made US, Iran arch-foes

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN, Iran (AA) - Habibullah Qaharmani vividly remembers the day, more than four decades ago, when angry students stormed the sprawling US Embassy compound in downtown Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage.

SPECIAL REPORT

More tech firms leaving China should not come as surprise: Analyst

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Due to restrictions under China's Great Firewall policy, more tech companies jumping ship from China should not come as any surprise, according to a Turkish-based digital communication expert.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tackling cyberbullying needs special laws, say Indian experts

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) – As COVID-19 restrictions have forced classrooms to move online, instances of cyberbullying have also risen, putting young people at risk of online violence, said experts on the eve of the International Day against Violence and Bullying at School Including Cyberbullying on Thursday.

SPECIAL REPORT

High inflation anxiety creeping into Fed, expert says

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - High inflation anxiety is creeping into the US Federal Reserve, as it made a shift from describing inflation as transitory, to describing the factors behind the rising inflation, according to an expert.

SPECIAL REPORT

Historic mega-serials promote Turkish language, culture in Bangladesh

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Huge numbers of Bangladeshis are being drawn into studying Turkish language and culture, motivated by the country’s mega-serials based on legendary historical figures, especially from the Ottoman and Seljuk empires.

SPECIAL REPORT

Is it too late for peaceful reconciliation in Ethiopian crisis?

By Sadik Kedir Abdu

ANKARA (AA) - Ethiopia, home to over 110 million people, has been dragged into a multifaceted internal conflict, particularly in its northern region.

Kaynak: