Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ELAZIG - Following developments in wake of last week's 6.8 magnitude earthquake in eastern province.

US

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to sign US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal into law.

WASHINGTON - Senate to resume impeachment trial of President Trump.

WASHINGTON / TEL AVIV / JERUSALEM - Following reaction to US President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan.

UK

LONDON - Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Annual memorial service at parliament for Holocaust victims. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to deliver speeches.

CHINA

WUHAN - Following coronavirus outbreak.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB / RAQQA / HASAKAH - Monitoring developments in cease-fire brokered by Turkey and Russia for Idlib, province targeted by Assad regime and its allies.

LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY

TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring initiatives to resolve Libya crisis as well as cease-fire process.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release Economic Confidence Index for January.

SPECIAL REPORT

India abandons ritual of eulogizing WWI soldiers

By Cheena Kapoor

New Delhi, India (AA) - Breaking a tradition inherited from the British, India has abandoned the practice of commemorating soldiers killed during World War I.

SPECIAL REPORT

Amid grim economy, backyard schools trending in Zimbabwe

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Homemade benches line up under the shade of an avocado tree in the backyard of a Zimbabwe suburb, the home of a makeshift school for numerous students.

SPECIAL REPORT

Nigeria: Renewed terror attacks hamper aid distribution in volatile northeast

By Olarewaju Kola

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) - Nearly 7 million civilians around Lake Chad in Africa’s Sahel region may be hard hit following the escalation of Boko Haram terror attacks.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish development aid agency marks 28th anniversary

By Faruk Zorlu

ANKARA (AA) - The Turkish state development aid agency this year is marking its 28th anniversary with the completion of fully 30,000 projects since its establishment.