Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA - Following Russia-Ukraine border tensions as many countries urge their nationals to leave Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin together with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko to supervise military exercises.

GERMANY

MUNICH - US Vice President Kamala Harris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to address Munich Security Conference.

SPORTS

BEIJING - Following Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

SPECIAL REPORT

Reviving endangered Ladino language in Turkiye

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) – A housewife by day and actress by night, Forti Barokas is one of a few people trying to revive an endangered language, Ladino, spoken mostly by Turkiye’s Jewish community.

SPECIAL REPORT

Plastic trash causes environmental, health hazards in Uganda

By Godfrey Olukya

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Asaph Kikulukunyu and his family are tilling the land in Mpigi, a rural district in central Uganda, in preparation for sowing seeds ahead of the expected rainfall in March.

SPECIAL REPORT

Crises affect social justice in Africa: Social activists

By Aurore Bonny

DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) - Social Justice Day around the world is celebrated Feb. 20, under the theme: "Achieving Social Justice through formal employment."

SPECIAL REPORT

Lack of basic services upset refugees returning homes in South Sudan

By Benjamin Takpiny

JUBA, South Sudan (AA) – Refugees returning to their homes in South Sudan following the end of the years' long conflict are disappointed by the lack of basic services, so much so that many of them are preferring to go back to live in camps in nearby Uganda rather in their villages in Eastern Equatoria province.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kashmiri women's resilience in face of constant suffering

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Shaheena Akhter, a 51-year-old widow, is busy at her small home in Srinagar, the capital of the Indian-administered Kashmir, tailoring a Kameez-Shalwar attire, a traditional long loose shirt and baggy trouser, for a customer.