Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - Foreign ministers from EU member states to discuss various issues, including the war in Ukraine.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz's SDP to reveal fresh foreign policy approach.

UK

LONDON - Ambulance staff belonging to the Unite and Unison unions to go on strike in an ongoing dispute over pay.

US

WASHINGTON - Senate lawmakers to reconvene for first time since Jan. 3.

NEW YORK - Opening statements in the case of Genaro Garcia Luna, former Mexican secretary of public security who is accused of aiding Sinaloa cartel.

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor to host visiting Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in capital Pretoria for bilateral talks.

THE ECONOMY

BRUSSELS - European Commission to release consumer confidence data for January.

SPORTS

MELBOURNE - Following 2023 Australian Open, first Grand Slam of the year.

SPECIAL REPORT

Polish charity helps those suffering with energy bills

By Jo Harper

WARSAW, Poland (AA) - Jerzy Owsiak, founder of Poland's Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Foundation (WOSP) annual fundraising event, is a man not easily deterred.

SPECIAL REPORT

Greece's overworked health care system struggles with rising tide of COVID-19

By Magda Panoutsopoulou

ATHENS (AA) - The coronavirus pandemic has pushed health care systems in Europe to the breaking point, including Greece, where years of austerity measures, a nearly bankrupt economy and bailout deals have brought the country to its financial knees.

SPECIAL REPORT

Hate crimes against Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders 'soaring national crisis' in US

By Darren Lyn

HOUSTON, US (AA) - Hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the US continue to plague communities across the country, prompting the Biden administration to take action.

SPECIAL REPORT

Quran burning ‘not freedom of speech’

By Leila Nezirevic

LONDON (AA) - Allowing burning of Quran in front of Türkiye’s embassy in Stockholm is a ‘political and racist message’ directed at Muslims, says prominent Swedish expert.