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ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Thursday Oct. 22, 2015 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

SANLIURFA - Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to hold Justice and Development (AK) Party rally in southeastern Sanliurfa province ahead of general election on Nov.1. He later meets labor NGOs in Gaziantep.

ADIYAMAN/NIGDE - Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu campaigning.

ANKARA - Credit agency Fitch Ratings maintains Turkey’s credit rating.

EUROPE

UK

LONDON - Second day of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit.

FRANCE

PARIS - Air France workers protest over arrests of colleagues for attacking boss.

GREECE

ATHENS - French President Francois Hollande visit, talks expected to focus on Greek bailout.

SPECIAL REPORT: British banks flee the City

By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum

ANKARA (AA) - British banks are fleeing the City of London and increasingly moving their activities to the provinces.

SPECIAL REPORT: Money laundering thrives in London

By Gokhan Kurtaran

LONDON (AA) - Huge sums linked to international corruption flow through major Britain’s professional sectors, according to Transparency International.

GERMANY

BERLIN - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visit. Will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

AMERICAS

UNITED STATES

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to hold open debate on Middle East.

AFRICA

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

BUNIA - UN says more than 130,000 exposed to malnutrition in eastern DRC due to conflict.

REPUBLIC OF CONGO

BRAZZAVILLE - Clashes between demonstrators, security forces for third day in capital.

SPECIAL REPORT: Nigeria ‘hires mercenaries' to battle Boko Haram

By Rafiu Ajakaye

LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) - Nigeria has hired mercenaries to combat Boko Haram as military chiefs face a December deadline to crush the militants.

MIDDLE EAST

EGYPT

CAIRO - Egypt's electoral commission announces low voter turnout of 26 percent in first round of parliamentary election.

SOUTHEAST ASIA-PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE - Second series of raids on international charity at Nauru offshore detention center in effort to find journalists’ sources.

THAILAND

BANGKOK - Thai junta opponents launch cyber-war against government websites to challenge Internet project.

MYANMAR

YANGON - Detained activist to begin hunger strike after government fails to release political prisoners.

SPORTS

ANKARA - Besiktas face Lokomotiv Moscow in Europa League match. Game at Stadion Lokomotiv kicks off at 7 p.m. CET (1700 GMT).

ANKARA - Fenerbahce host Ajax in Europa League at Sukru Saracoglu stadium from 9.05 p.m. CET (1905 GMT).