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ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Turkish parliament to hold vote of confidence over Turkey's 64th government.

EUROPE

FRANCE

PARIS – UN’s climate change conference kicks off in the presence of 147 head of states.

PARIS - Turkish President Erdogan to attend and address climate change conference.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Political reactions to the recent agreement reached over Turkey’s EU membership process.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Opposition Labour Party’s shadow cabinet to determine its final position on British government’s plans for airstrikes against Daesh targets in Syria.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu meets NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg at the NATO headquarters.

UNITED STATES

IMF to decide on Chinese currency

WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund will decide Monday on whether to admit China's renminbi into the basket of currencies that comprise its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) currency -- admission would be a significant step forward in the recognition of the renminbi as a reserve currency.

AFRICA

Government, private sector steps up mining in Ethiopia

By Addis Getachew

ADDIS ABABA - The Ethiopian government, along with private sector partners, is taking steps to tap into the country's vast underground resources.

SE ASIA-PACIFIC

MYANMAR

YANGON - Aung San Suu Kyi lays down law to newly-elected MPs, as she seeks to eradicate any notion of corruption or cronyism in National League for Democracy as it prepares for rule.

THAILAND

BANGKOK – Junta opposition seeks to visit tainted military-run theme park of giant king statues to “investigate corruption allegations” that military says have no foundation.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR - Former deputy premier says ruling coalition seeing fall in support due to scandals surrounding the prime minister’s party UMNO and state-owned investment vehicle 1MDB.