ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend provincial congress of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in capital Ankara, as well as congresses in northern Ordu, southeastern Sanliurfa provinces simultaneously via video link.
ANKARA - Erdogan also due to receive Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General Kamran Aliyev, and later to chair Cabinet meeting.
ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to receive Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, head of EU Delegation to Turkey.
ANKARA - Following latest developments in COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
US
WASHINGTON - Justice Department expected to make cyber-related national security announcement.
WASHINGTON - White House COVID-19 team to hold press briefing update on nation’s response.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - 2-day virtual meeting of NATO defense ministers begins.
ITALY
ROME - New Prime Minister Mario Draghi to announce government program and seek vote of confidence in Senate.
RUSSIA
SOCHI - Syria peace talks of Astana guarantors – Turkey, Russia, and Iran – to continue with main session.
MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet his Armenian counterpart Ara Ayvazyan.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release data for private sector foreign debt for December.
SPORTS
MELBOURNE - Following 2021 Australian Open, first Grand Slam of year.
PORTO - Italian football club Juventus to visit Portugal's Porto in UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg.
SPECIAL REPORT
Zimbabweans pin hopes on woody shrub to beat COVID-19
By Jeffrey Moyo
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Even as the world is bracing for inoculation programs to combat COVID-19, many people in the Southern African country of Zimbabwe have latched their hopes on zumbani – a woody shrub – to keep the pandemic at bay.
SPECIAL REPORT
Channeling capital into green economy: What role can central banks play?
By Aysu Bicer
ANKARA (AA) - Climate change is no longer a "elephant in the room" issue for central banks worldwide, as some of them, realizing the need to expand their classical mandates of ensuring price stability by backing sustainable development, began taking concrete steps to encourage green financing.
SPECIAL REPORT
‘Need to harmonize developmental strategies of Turkey, Pakistan, Azerbaijan’
By Riyaz ul Khaliq
ISTANBUL (AA) - To further cooperation among Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Central Asian nations, there is a need to harmonize their developmental strategies, and infrastructure development could pave the way, speakers at an international conference in Turkey said Tuesday.