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17 May 2016
Group of Friends of the Family opens photo exhibition in United States
In his speech on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Family, Valentin Rybakov talked about the Group’s approaches to advance the traditional family within the implementation of the international agenda of sustainable development...
16 May 2016
Student of Minsk State Regional Lyceum wins special prize of Intel ISEF
Alexei Borisevich was honored with a special prize (third prize) in the category Sustainable Design In Transportation. The prize was sponsored by Alcoa Foundation, one of the largest corporate foundations in the United States...
16 May 2016
Lake Naroch in top five CIS resorts popular with Russian tourists
The top five features Lake Issyk-Kul (Kyrgyzstan), Batumi (Georgia), Borovoye (Kazakhstan), Sukhumi (Abkhazia) and Lake Naroch (Belarus)...
16 May 2016
Belarusian IT project into final stage of NASA’s contest
The Belarusian IT project Wake Up, Neo…, which is designed to save the planet from a deadly asteroid, was a top 25 project in the category People’s Choice and reached the semifinal stage of the contest...
16 May 2016
Azarenka back to WTA top five
Last week, Azarenka did not do well at a tournament in Rome losing a second-round match to Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu. However, the Belarusian climbed from sixth to fifth position with 4,341 points...
15 May 2016
Belarus’ Staniouta wins Grand Prix Bucharest All-Around Individual
The Belarusian scored the highest 74,150 points following four routines (ball, hoop, ribbon, clubs)...
13 May 2016
Delegations from 13 countries to partake in Spring in Gomel expo
As many as 110 people (twice as many as last year) will arrive in Gomel in 21 delegations from CIS and non-CIS states. They will represent state and private organizations...
13 May 2016
Jewish culture museum to be set up in 17th-century synagogue in Slonim
"Previously Jews accounted for over 80% of the Slonim population. Today the homeland of parents, grandparents and great-grandparents attracts their descendants from other countries"...
13 May 2016
Belarus may host One Belt, One Road forum in 2016
“The sides are currently mulling over the issue to hold the regional forum of countries partaking in the Silk Road Economic Belt concept in Belarus in 2016"...
13 May 2016
IVAN fails to make Eurovision 2016 final
The winner and the country to host the next song contest in 2017 will be announced on 14 May...
12 May 2016
Kobyakov, Medvedev lay flowers at Memorial Chapel in Buinichi Field
The heads of government observed a minute of silence to pay tribute to the memory of the defenders of Mogilev. In the Memorial Chapel Dmitry Medvedev made an entry in the book of distinguished guests...
12 May 2016
Motor ship service resumed between Belarusian Grodno, Lithuanian Druskininkai
The first passengers included representatives of the administration of the bordering regions of Belarus and Lithuania, the border services and the customs services of the two countries, representatives of the diplomatic missions and the business community...
12 May 2016
Belarus to offer digital visas in 2016-2017
A system to issue visas online will be created in Belarus in 2016-2017 in accordance with the government program on developing the digital economy and the information society in 2016-2020...
12 May 2016
IVAN to compete for Eurovision 2016 final on 12 May
IVAN, the representative of Belarus in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, will perform his song Help You Fly at the Globe Arena. The second semifinal of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast live by the Belarus One, Belarus 24 TV channels, and also the Belarusian TV and Radio Company...
11 May 2016
Belarus seal first win at 2016 IIHF World Championship
Following the three previous defeats at the ongoing tournament Belarus needed a win to keep its playoff chances alive. Andrei Stepanov’s third period goal gave Belarus its first lead of the game and one it would not give away. Charles Linglet put in the team’s fourth for the final score 4-2...
11 May 2016
Belarusians eager to win NASA contest
For the first time the hackathon NASA Space Apps took place in Minsk in late April. The Belarusian project was one of the world’s top 25 ideas and has a chance to win. The Belarusian team includes the Minsk residents Alexander Mikulich, Maxim Piletsky, Alexei Miyusov, Sergei Belko, and Pavel Kumeisha. Alexander Mikulich is not only an author of the project but the head of the Minsk planetarium...
11 May 2016
Belarus’ Igor Boki wins six gold medals at swimming Euros in Portugal
The five-time Paralympic champion 2012 won the 50m and 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 100m butterfly, 200m medley and 400m freestyle finals at the continental forum in Portugal...
11 May 2016
Gold and silver medals for Belarus at 2016 European Rowing Championships
In the women’s C2 final Tatyana Kukhta and Yulia Bichik of Belarus battled difficult headwind conditions to finish first in 8:25.810. Second was Germany (8:28.300), with the Czech Republic in the third place (8:31.940)...
11 May 2016
Minsk in top three most popular destinations for Russians during May break
The list of top ten cities outside Russia included Minsk, Prague, Riga, Vilnius, Baku, Tallinn, Helsinki, Berlin, Tbilisi, and Belgrade. Russian tourists spent in Minsk an average of two...
11 May 2016
Partnership for the Future media forum in Minsk on 11-14 May
This year’s edition of the forum marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Commonwealth of Independent States and stresses Belarus’ peacekeeping role in the current difficult geopolitical situation. The 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Belarus-Russia Union State is another important event celebrated this year...
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