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19 Jun 2015
Opening of Bulbuloglu’s star in Vitebsk to enhance Azerbaijan-Belarus friendship
“I am grateful for the recognition of my creative work and the opening of the star with my name in Vitebsk. I was happy accept the invitation to perform at the festival’s concerts," Polad Bulbuloglu said...
19 Jun 2015
Belarus’ Staniouta wins Individual All-Around bronze in Baku
The Belarusian scored a total of 73,100 points. Russia’s Yana Kudryavtseva claimed the European champion title with 76,100 points. Silver went to fellow Russian Margarita Mamun (73,650)...
19 Jun 2015
Belarusian films awarded at Films for Children festival in Samara
Alexander Anisimov’s Incredible Travel received a diploma of the children’s jury for the original plot, humor and sincerity...
19 Jun 2015
Belarus clinches acrobatic gymnastics bronze in Baku
Belgium celebrated the victory with the total of 86,480 points. One of Belarus’ main rivals, the UK, made a serious mistake in the final composition that put them into the 6th position...
18 Jun 2015
Minsk to host Second Youth Theater Forum 19-26 November
Belarus will be represented by the Mogilev Regional Puppet Theater with Shakespeare's Hamlet staged by Igor Kazakov...
17 Jun 2015
Belarus to host international conference on healthcare in October 2015
“Invited to the conference is WHO Director General Margaret Chan. It will give us an opportunity to search for unified approaches to the WHO further policy in the European region and demonstrate Belarus’ experience”...
17 Jun 2015
Rhythmic gymnastics bronze for Belarus in Baku
The Belarusian team was spotless in the Clubs and Hoops event earning the highest 17.900 points. The total 34.850 points brought bronze to Belarus...
17 Jun 2015
Belarus, Latvia to create new transboundary nature reserve
"There is a wonderful lake, Richi, in Braslav District. It is located on the state border. Experts from both sides of the border should do their best to protect such places”...
17 Jun 2015
Belarus’ Chaika wins 10m air pistol bronze at Baku Euro Games
The Belarusian collected the bronze medal with the score of 177.4 points...
16 Jun 2015
Free visas for participants of Minsk Polo Marathon
The sports forum expect to welcome many athletes and tourists not only from Russia and Ukraine, but also from the countries of the European Union...
16 Jun 2015
Belarus clinches K4 1000m bronze in Baku
The Belarusian crew of Pavel Medvedev, Roman Petrushenko, Oleg Yurenya and Vitaly Belko fought hard to reduce the gap to outpace the Czech quartet on the way to their bronze medal (3:8.827 minutes)...
16 Jun 2015
Prizewinners of WorldSkills Belarus to compete in WorldSkills International in Brazil
More than 400 people took part in the first WorldSkills Belarus, which was organized as part of the WorldSkills International (WSI) movement in 2014...
16 Jun 2015
Tambov Drama Theater on Gomel tour
On 17-22 June Tambov State Drama Theater will host Gomel Oblast Drama Theater. The program will include five plays for adults and one children’s production...
15 Jun 2015
Veronika Ivanova adds bronze to Belarus’ medal haul in Baku
Veronika Ivanova was the only Belarusian female to reach the medal event despite a defeat from Svetlana Lipatova (1-4) in the quarterfinal...
15 Jun 2015
Vietnamese Culture Days in Belarus on 16-22 June
The photo exhibition Beauty of Vietnam will be opened in the National Art Museum of Belarus on 18 June. The exhibition will feature 50 photos by Vietnamese photo artists and offers a closer look at Vietnam’s culture...
15 Jun 2015
Francisk Skorina’s Book Legacy on display in Moscow
The publication of the facsimile edition of all 25 books made by Francisk Skorina in Prague and Vilnius is a unique cultural project of the National Library of Belarus and the Bank BelVEB which is to be completed by 2017...
13 Jun 2015
Viktor Sosunovsky brings European Games bronze to Belarus
The Belarusian came through the repechage where he beat Ukraine’s Alexander Shishman to bring the second European Games medal Belarus...
13 Jun 2015
First medal for Belarus at European Games in Baku
In the final he lost to Russia’ Stepan Maryanyan. On his way to the podium Soslan Daurov beat Ukraine’s Dmitro Kosenok 4-0 and France’s Tarik Belmadani 3-1...
12 Jun 2015
Belarus’ maternal mortality lower than in 53 states of WHO European Region
"Belarus has made a considerable advance in reducing the maternal mortality. Other countries are interested in Belarus’ experience in this field"...
12 Jun 2015
Polish tourists become first to enjoy Belovezhskaya Pushcha’s 72-hour visa free policy
A group of 27 tourists from Poland was welcomed at the border by representatives of the national park and journalists...
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