Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, May 21, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

As Turkiye and Colombia are keen on boosting their bilateral relations, the president of the South American country praised Ankara for declaring Bogota a "strategic partner."

Authorities in Tanzania have strongly condemned mining companies, accusing them of discharging toxic wastewater into the transboundary Mara River, which has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of tilapia fish and loss of livelihoods.

In a watershed speech that marked the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war, President Vladimir Putin sought to justify Moscow's "special military operation" on historical references, from the common ethnic, cultural, and religious ties between Ukrainians and Russians to his claim that, as a separate identity, political entity, or nation, Ukraine never even existed until fairly recently.

A study conducted by a voluntary group in Uganda has found that the country's youth has been increasingly taking to politics to earn money in the wake of large-scale unemployment and financial crunch.

Zimbabwe's collapsing education system and poor wages for teachers have led to a mushrooming of makeshift private schools in the southern African nation.

Experts in India have urged strong measures to prevent the rising number of heart attacks among the younger population of the country. -