Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro with official ceremony at presidential complex, followed by a joint news conference after one-on-one, inter-delegation meetings.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

ANKARA - Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with Dutch counterpart Wopke Hoekstra.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to participate in inaugural ceremony of 9th Summit of Americas.

WASHINGTON - Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hold hearing on US policy on Syria.

UK

LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson to respond to questions from lawmakers for 1st time after surviving no-confidence vote as Conservative Party leader.

LONDON - Counter Terror Expo opens to exhibit latest technologies in fight against terrorism.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold weekly press briefing.

FRANCE

STRASBOURG - Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk to address European Parliament.

ITALY

ROME - Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio to host 1st Mediterranean Ministerial Dialogue on Food Security Crisis.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following war between Ukraine and Russia, international reactions.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Following UEFA Nations League matches.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tanzanian activist fights ocean’s plastic pollution

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - In an effort to educate the public about marine conservation, a young science teacher in the East African country of Tanzania is running a campaign to protect the ocean from the looming threat of plastic pollution, which is responsible for the deaths of fish and loss of livelihoods for coastal communities.