Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend publicity meeting of Human Rights Action Plan at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center. Erdogan to also join Defense Industry Executive Committee meeting at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet with Jan Kubis, UN secretary-general's special envoy for Libya and head of UN Support Mission in Libya.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on COVID-19 pandemic at White House.

WASHINGTON - FBI Director Christopher Wray to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee about department's response to Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - ASEAN foreign ministers to hold special meeting to discuss political crisis in Myanmar following military coup.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Efforts to convene Libyan parliament to vote on government formation.

YEMEN

SANAA - Confrontations between government forces, Houthis continue on several fronts, mainly in eastern Marib.

KENYA

NAIROBI - Kenya to receive 1.02M doses of COVID-19 vaccine through global COVAX facility.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia to mark 125th anniversary of victory against Italian colonial forces in Battle of Adwa.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Trade Ministry to announce provisional foreign trade figures for February.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tanzanian village brings ray of hope for lepers

By Kizito Makoye

TABORA, Tanzania (AA) - Aziza Mgaya does not remember how she ended up at a homeless shelter after she was diagnosed with leprosy, which changed her life forever.

SPECIAL REPORT

Environmental developments worldwide in February 2021

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - February saw several reports on climate change and environment, including US' rejoining Paris Agreement, a state of emergency in Somalia against new desert locust swarms, and rediscovery of a bird species in Indonesia 172 years after it was considered extinct.

SPECIAL REPORT

Global climate strikes, environmental protests in February 2021

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - Strikes, demonstrations, and protests continued across the globe in the second month of 2021, with protesters demanding more decisive actions to tackle climate change.

SPECIAL REPORT

Environmental disasters across globe in February 2021

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - February saw a host of environmental disasters, including floods in Turkey and Japan, a powerful volcanic eruption in Italy's Mt. Etna as well as heavy monsoon rains in Indonesia.