Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend project introductory meeting of Council of Higher Education.

ANKARA- Erdogan also due to separately receive Devlet Bahceli, leader of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Constitutional Court head Zuhtu Arslan.

ANKARA - Following latest developments on COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide, including new virus strain.

ALBANIA

TIRANA - Turkey's Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop during visit to Albania to meet with Albanian President Ilir Meta, Parliament Speaker Gramoz Ruci, Prime Minister Edi Rama.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on US foreign policy at State Department.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold news conference.

MOSCOW - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell to arrive in Russia for 3-day visit.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - President of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ersin Tatar to receive British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.

MYANMAR

NAYPYIDAW - Following developments after military coup detaining country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical department Eurostat to reveal retail trade statistics for December.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ethiopia plans to vaccinate 20% population in 2021

By Addis Getachew

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) - Ethiopia is planning to vaccinate 20% of its population against the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of 2021, said the country’s top health expert.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Turkish president’s visit to Bangladesh will boost ties’

By Sorwar Alam

ANKARA (AA) - A top-level visit from Turkey to Bangladesh in the coming months is expected to unravel a wide range of opportunities in bilateral relations, boosting trade, investment, and understanding.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kashmir solidarity day 'reminder to India': Pakistani envoy

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ANKARA (AA) - Kashmir Solidarity Day commemorated in Pakistan and across the world is a "reminder to India" to adhere to its promises on Kashmir that is to hold a plebiscite to decide its political future, Pakistan's ambassador to Turkey said.

SPECIAL REPORT

Taboo attached to breast cancer kills women in Togo

By Aurore Bonny

LOME, Togo (AA) - The rise in cancer incidence in the West African country of Togo has moved two voluntary groups to launch a sensitization program and also give hope to, particularly women, suffering from the dreaded disease.

SPECIAL REPORT

Zimbabwe: Lack of awareness stifles fight against childhood cancer

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Miranda Muvengwa, 9, succumbed to a deadly cancer last year.

SPECIAL REPORT

Colombia in conundrum over Pablo Escobar's hippos

By Laura Gamba

BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) - By the time he died, Colombia's biggest drug lord Pablo Escobar had managed to amass a huge fortune.