Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA – Following developments in aftermath of Feb. 6 earthquakes in 11 southern provinces, fresh tremor in southernmost Hatay on Monday.

US

WASHINGTON – Desk to monitor repercussions of President Joe Biden's talks in Warsaw, Poland on Russia's war in Ukraine.

NEW YORK – US envoy to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield to hold virtual press briefing on Russia's war in Ukraine ahead of 1st anniversary.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS – EU ministers to discuss series of issues including earthquakes that affected Türkiye, Syria on Feb. 6.

POLAND

WARSAW – US President Joe Biden to meet Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda, leaders from Bucharest 9 group.

UK

LONDON – 70,000 university staff from UCU union to go on strike over pay, pension disputes.

GREECE

ATHENS – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to attend US-Greece Strategic Dialogue meeting.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin to address Russian parliament.

ECONOMY

PARIS – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to share GDP figures for 2022.

BRUSSELS – European Automobile Manufacturers' Association to share new passenger car registration figures for January.

NEW YORK – S&P Global to share provisional PMI figures for Germany, eurozone, Japan's manufacturing sector for February.

BERLIN – ZEW institute to share figures for Germany's economic sentiment for February.

SPORTS

LIVERPOOL, UK / FRANKFURT, Germany – UEFA Champions League last 16 to continue with first leg matches: Liverpool vs. Real Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Napoli.

SPECIAL REPORT

Libyan doctor sisters help delivery of 3 babies in quake-hit Türkiye

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ADANA, Türkiye (AA) – Two physician sisters and their paramedic brother from Libya helped the delivery of three babies in the aftermath of the deadly earthquakes that struck Türkiye two weeks ago.

SPECIAL REPORT

In southern Türkiye's post-quake rehabilitation, focus is on helping local economy

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ADANA, Türkiye (AA) – Winters are usually dim for hotels in Adana, one of the 11 southern provinces hit by the twin earthquakes that rocked Türkiye on Feb. 6.

SPECIAL REPORT

Supporting earthquake victims is 'issue of humanity,' says British aid group

By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) – Many humanitarian organizations have launched aid campaigns for quake-hit people regardless of faith, because "it is an issue of humanity," said a UK-based Muslim charity group.

SPECIAL REPORT

US marks 58th anniversary of assassination of civil rights icon Malcolm X

By Darren Lyn

HOUSTON, US (AA) – US civil rights leader Malcolm X was assassinated 58 years ago, but his legacy lives on, especially in the Black community.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ukrainians in Poland thankful, desperate to go home

By Jo Harper

WARSAW (AA) – The Kremlin's strategy has failed miserably in Poland with very little anti-Ukrainian sentiment and no waning in popular or governmental support for Kyiv, according to experts and ordinary Poles and Ukrainians.