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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend appointment ceremony of teachers at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center and to chair Cabinet meeting in presidential complex.

BAHRAIN

MANAMA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press conference with his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif Bin Rashid Alzayani.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to participate in bilateral meeting with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani at White House.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss Russia-Ukraine tensions.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat) to announce trade balance for December.

ANKARA -Turkstat to announce tourism revenues for December.

ANKARA - Turkstat to announce foreign arrivals for December.

LUXEMBOURG - European Statistical Institute (Eurostat) to announce preliminary GDP for 4Q21.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ukraine's victory should be foremost in people’s minds: Volunteer activist

By Jeyhun Aliyev and Talha Yavuz

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine - Ukraine’s victory amid its recent tensions with Russia should be topmost in the minds of people, according to a volunteer activist in the country’s eastern Donbas region, who along with several other pensioners have rolled up their sleeves to support the state army.

SPECIAL REPORT

Rohingya in Bangladesh recall military coup in Myanmar as obstacle to repatriation

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Rohingya Muslims living in the crammed Bangladesh’s refugee settlements have said the Feb. 1, 2021 military coup in Myanmar is an undeniable barrier on the way to sustainable repatriation to their homeland.

SPECIAL REPORT

13th Amendment ended slavery in US but racism persists: Expert

By Darren Lyn

HOUSTON, Texas (AA) - On Jan. 1, 1863, US President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, an announcement that all slaves in the Confederate states were now free.

SPECIAL REPORT

Politics, corruption, bad economy sends Zimbabwean football to death bed

By John Cassim

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Zimbabwean football is in the doldrums and analysts have blamed it on political interference, corruption as well as an ever-shrinking economy.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish hijab, abaya designs attracting women in Pakistan

By Kiran Butt

LAHORE, Pakistan (AA) - The latest designs of Turkish abayas and hijabs are gaining popularity in Pakistan.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish TV series gaining popularity in Tanzania

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - After gaining sweeping popularity in South Africa and, surprisingly in Uganda, the action-packed Turkish television series are stealing the show in the east African country of Tanzania, attracting young and old viewers from all walks of life.

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