Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend parliamentary group meeting of Justice and Development (AK) Party, He is also due to receive new ambassadors from Cambodia, Belgium, Panama, Denmark.

ISTANBUL - Health Minister Fahrettin Koca to speak at news conference following meeting of Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

ANKARA - Following latest developments on novel coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to hold election rallies in Arizona state.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Following clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh region and Armenia's attacks on civilian settlements.

TANZANIA

DAR ES SALAAM – Polls open in Tanzania to elect new president, National Assembly.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following preliminary talks to find solution to end hostilities between Libya’s warring parties.

THE ECONOMY

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

ANKARA - Turkey’s Central Bank to reveal 4th Inflation Report of 2020.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Turkish football club Medipol Basaksehir to host French powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain in UEFA Champions League Group H match.

SPECIAL REPORT

French Muslims accuse Macron of dividing society

By Rabia Iclal Turan

ANKARA (AA) - Muslims in France says President Emmanuel Macron has divided the country with the controversial remarks on Islam he has repeatedly made in recent weeks.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kenya: COVID-19 affects fight against breast cancer

By Andrew Wasike

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – Out of fear of contracting the COVID-19 pandemic, many Kenyans, mostly women suffering from breast cancer are avoiding visiting hospitals to take medical help.

SPECIAL REPORT

Girl coders aim to bridge tech gender gap in Tanzania

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - It’s a beautiful Saturday morning in Ukonga, a dusty neighborhood in Tanzania’s largest city of Dar es Salaam, and Neema Lucas is glued to her dark computer screen, frequently striking a keyboard as she types commands.

SPECIAL REPORT

Money, momentum in race to White House finish line

By Andy Roesgen

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AA) - In 2016, with Donald Trump behind in the polls to Hillary Clinton, respected Republican pollster Frank Luntz called the Trump campaign a "joke," noting that some states didn't even have a Trump headquarters.