Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Following latest developments in COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
US
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on his administration's COVID-19 response, sign executive orders on responding to virus crisis.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - Top Turkish diplomat Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, as well as officials from European Commission.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to share consumer confidence index for January.
ANKARA - Industry and Technology Ministry to release foreign direct investment statistics for November.
ANKARA - European statistical department Eurostat to reveal governments' debt and deficit data for third quarter.
ANKARA - Turkey's Central Bank to hold Monetary Policy Committee meeting to announce decision on interest rates.
ISTANBUL - Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank and head of Turkey's Defense Industries Presidency Ismail Demir to attend 3rd Defense Industry Meetings.
SPECIAL REPORT
Indonesia: Microplastics pollute rivers on Java Island
By Ika Ningtyas
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AA) - The high concentration of microplastics detected in the Bengawan Solo and Brantas rivers on Indonesia’s Java Island is not only affecting the aquatic life but poses threat to human health as well, according to the Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (Ecoton) study.
SPECIAL REPORT
Iran flexes military muscles amid high tensions with US
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
TEHRAN (AA) - Iran has held a series of military drills in recent weeks, involving homegrown missiles, drones, helicopters, submarines, military ships, and UAVs.