Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

KAHRAMANMARAS - Following developments after series of powerful earthquakes hit southern and southeastern provinces of Türkiye, also affecting Syria and other countries including Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, and island of Cyprus.

US

WASHINGTON - Monitoring developments after US shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance balloon.

NEW YORK - UN chief Antonio Guterres to outline priorities for 2023 in General Assembly address.

UK

LONDON - Monitoring developments as Britain braces for biggest industrial action by NHS workers.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - European affairs ministers to gather in Brussels to prepare for special summit of EU leaders later this week.

FRANCE

PARIS - Refinery workers, other staff in petroleum sector to launch 48 hour-strike.

PARIS - Lawmakers to start discussions on French government’s controversial pension reform plan that has triggered mass protests.

SPAIN

MADRID - Flights to and from Spain expected to be affected as air traffic controllers at 16 airports to stage walkouts.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical office to release retail sales figures for December 2022.

BERLIN - Germany’s statistical authority Destatis to release factory orders data for December 2022.

ANKARA - TurkStat to release Türkiye’s population figures for 2022.

SPECIAL REPORT

Keeping asylum-seeking minors in government-run hotels legally unacceptable in UK: Expert

By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - Unaccompanied minors should have never been placed in hotels by the government as it is not a safe option for children and contradicts British law, according to a legal expert.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​