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24 May 2019
Chizhovka Arena to host 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division I Chizhovka Arena to host 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division I
According to Gennady Savilov, Belarus will face very strong opponents for the only berth to the top division. It is necessary to take full advantage from the Belarusian application...
24 May 2019
EU, UNDP regional climate change program presented in Minsk EU, UNDP regional climate change program presented in Minsk
"The EU spearheads environment protection and climate change efforts and the Eastern Partnership countries play an important role in our joint efforts to achieve green development. The new EU4Climate program will contribute to low CO2 emission and climate resilient development of Belarus"...
24 May 2019
Belarus to host 2019 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I
The decision was taken at the 2019 IIHF Annual Congress in Bratislava. Another bidder for the event was Austria...
23 May 2019
First day cover ceremony honoring Year of Education of Belarus in China held in Minsk First day cover ceremony honoring Year of Education of Belarus in China held in Minsk
The stamped envelope has been prepared by Belpochta in cooperation with the Education of Belarus and the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone...
22 May 2019
Belarusian doctors perform liver transplantation in Japanese woman Belarusian doctors perform liver transplantation in Japanese woman
According to Oleg Rummo, this project attests to the high level of Belarusian transplant surgery. Earlier the Japanese woman had her diseased liver replaced by foreign doctors, but the allograft liver was rejected. Belarusian doctors agreed to do re-grafting...
22 May 2019
Partisan Chronicles: Brigade Commander Flegontov Partisan Chronicles: Brigade Commander Flegontov
A new page in the joint project of BelTA and the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History tells about Major General Aleksei Flegontov...
22 May 2019
Brest Half Marathon due on 8 September Brest Half Marathon due on 8 September
Over 100 runners from Belarus have already registered for the half marathon. Applications were also received from European countries, Kenya and India...
21 May 2019
Minsk students meet with Polish ambassador Minsk students meet with Polish ambassador
Minsk school and university students asked the Polish diplomat about the history, culture, and political development of the state, and also its cooperation with other countries in the European Union...
21 May 2019
Belarusian media forum to draw experts from 25 countries Belarusian media forum to draw experts from 25 countries
The 14th Belarusian international media forum Partnership for the Future: Journalism and Social Security will take place in Brest on 23-24 May...
20 May 2019
Belarus first featured in China’s Music of the World project Belarus first featured in China’s Music of the World project
Belarus was represented by the Vetakh group of the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts. The group was established in 1997 by Vyacheslav Kalatsei...
20 May 2019
Belarus and Belarusians exhibition on display in Moscow Belarus and Belarusians exhibition on display in Moscow
“The exhibition showcases a historic review of the major stages of Belarus’ development, displays Belarusian tangible and intangible culture”...
20 May 2019
Belarus’ sambo wrestler Tatsiana Matsko earns four-time European champion title Belarus’ sambo wrestler Tatsiana Matsko earns four-time European champion title
The Belarusian secured a solid win in the 64kg event over Russia’s Valeria Anisimova. A year earlier, Tatsiana Matsko defeated the same Russian athlete at the European championships in Greece...
20 May 2019
Azarenka 44th in WTA rankings, Sabalenka out of Top Ten Azarenka 44th in WTA rankings, Sabalenka out of Top Ten
A week ago Victoria Azarenka was 51st and went up to the 44th with the total of 1,260 points after reaching the quarterfinal in Rome...
17 May 2019
School in Russia named after Belarus' Great Patriotic War hero School in Russia named after Belarus' Great Patriotic War hero
Attending the event were heads of Kaliningrad Oblast government and the Ministry of Education, local government bodies, representatives of veteran and public organizations, Aleksei Krutalevich’s relatives, the school administration and students...
17 May 2019
Belarusian athlete inducted into International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Belarusian athlete inducted into International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
Ivan Ivankov is a two-time world all-around champion (1994 and 1997) and a two-time European all-around champion. He is also an 11-time world medalist...
17 May 2019
Belarus to perform 19th in Eurovision Grand Final Belarus to perform 19th in Eurovision Grand Final
The Grand Final will decide the winner of the glass microphone on 18 May. Apart from the contestants, the show will feature special guests...
16 May 2019
Only living Brest Fortress defender Piotr Kotelnikov turns 90 Only living Brest Fortress defender Piotr Kotelnikov turns 90
In 1941 Piotr Kotelnikov, a student of the music platoon of the 44th infantry regiment, was 12 years old. “I woke up to a frightening morning that day. In the first few minutes of the war we, the students of the regiments, under the bombs and shells, rushed to the armament arsenals together with adults"...
15 May 2019
Belarusfilm to start shooting first Indian movie soon Belarusfilm to start shooting first Indian movie soon
The Belarusfilm movie studio is getting ready to shoot its first Indian movie. “We believe that this project will become a kind of locomotive for bilateral partnerships in the movie industry,” Lalit Chokhani said...
15 May 2019
MILEX 2019 defense expo kicks off in Minsk MILEX 2019 defense expo kicks off in Minsk
"The exhibition features more than 170 exhibitors from 15 states that have brought their latest technology"...
15 May 2019
Partisan Chronicles: Naiman’s Handheld Mortar Partisan Chronicles: Naiman’s Handheld Mortar
“Partisan Chronicles: Naiman’s Handheld Mortar” is a new page of the joint project of BelTA and the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History...
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