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ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend plaque presentation ceremony for top three university students in article contest organized by the Center for Strategic Research.

IZMIR - Following developments after Friday’s magnitude-6.6 earthquake jolted Izmir on Turkish Aegean, causing casualties.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

ANKARA - Following latest developments on novel coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to hold election rallies in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin states.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson to address parliament on 2nd national coronavirus lockdown.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to hold Cabinet meeting to discuss coronavirus outbreak, precautionary measures.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - WHO chief Tedros Adhanom to hold news conference on coronavirus pandemic situation.

ITALY

ROME - Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to address parliament on new precautionary measures regarding coronavirus outbreak in country.

FRANCE

PARIS - Emergency security situation continues in France after terrorist attack in Nice.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov to hold news conference.

MOLDOVA

CHISINAU - Following developments after weekend’s presidential elections.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Following clashes between Azerbaijan, Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh region, Armenia's attacks on civilian settlements.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan to announce preliminary foreign trade figures for October.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tearful mother awaits return of PKK-abducted daughter

By Ali Murat Alhas

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AA) - A mother in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakir was hopeful of providing her young daughter with a quality life, working double shifts so her child could enroll in college, but her dreams were dashed after the PKK terror group forcibly recruited the girl seven years ago.