Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Bisera Turkovic, foreign affairs minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to discuss bilateral ties, current developments in Balkans and hold joint press conference.

SWITZERLAND

DAVOS - World Economic Forum to kick off under the theme of Cooperation in a Fragmented World.

UK

LONDON - Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to meet British counterpart Ben Wallace.

LONDON - High Court to decide on a legal challenge to appeal against a previous decision, which says the government's Rwanda plan is "legal."

LONDON - RMT union to meet to discuss a recent pay offer to railway workers.

LONDON - RMT union members to hold a rally in front of No. 10 to protest anti-strike legislation plans.

EDINBURGH - Teachers from EIS union to start 16-day-long strike over pay.

FRANCE

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to host European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz to visit production site of German defense company Hensoldt.

BERLIN - German climate activists continue protests against coal mine expansion in western village of Lutzerath.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks at breakfast event marking Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

WASHINGTON - US capital to host parade marking Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Yemen.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to reveal Türkiye’s budget balance for December 2022.

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release Outstanding Loans Received From Abroad by Private Sector.

SPORTS

MELBOURNE - Australian Open, first Grand Slam of the season in tennis, to start with Round 1 matches.

SPECIAL REPORT

New York health workers' strike exposes critical shortcomings in US

By Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON (AA) - A strike at two New York City hospitals that saw more than 7,000 professionals walk off the job last week has placed attention squarely on the shortcomings of the US health care system.

SPECIAL REPORT

Europe struggling with pressure on health systems in ‘tough winter’

By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - Some European countries are experiencing a "tough winter" with increasing pressure on health systems amid strikes, drug shortages and a surge in hospital bed occupancies.

SPECIAL REPORT

More money will not solve UK's wider health care problems: Paramedic

By Aysu Bicer

LONDON (AA) - The UK needs to have a vision of what it wants the national health care system to look like in years to come, a veteran paramedic told Anadolu.

SPECIAL REPORT

Spike in COVID, flu cases piles more pressure on UK hospitals amid 'NHS crisis'

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal and Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - Britain's healthcare facilities are facing mounting pressure due to an increasing number of patients suffering from flu and COVID-19 amid long waiting lists as well as "deadly" ambulance delays.

SPECIAL REPORT

People dying every day in UK because of ‘broken’ health care system: Paramedic

LONDON (AA) - Thousands of ambulance workers in England and Wales went on strike because of a government pay dispute last week with some describing the situation in the health care system as "broken" as the crisis deepens daily.

SPECIAL REPORT

As US celebrates Martin Luther King Day, Black advocacy group in Texas spreads his message of peace

HOUSTON, US (AA) - A Black advocacy group in the US state of Texas is carrying on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to fight for the equal rights of all people as the nation marks Martin Luther King Day.