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12 Jan 2015
Belarus to seek Rio 2016 berth at World Handball Championship in Qatar
Belarus (Group A) will open the championship against reigning world champion Spain in Doha on 16 January...
12 Jan 2015
MAZ-SPORTavto remains in top 10 of Dakar overall ranking
Beat time showed Alexander Vasilevsky's crew (race number 535), his co-pilot Valery Kozlovsky and mechanic Anton Zaporoshchenko, which took 13th in the eighth leg of the 2015 Dakar Rally...
12 Jan 2015
Semezhevo to perform 'Christmas Tsars' ritual to welcome New Year on 13 January
This ancient ceremony is held only in Semezhevo once a year, on the night of 13 to 14 January. It involves unmarried young people, seven of whom are chosen to play the roles of the Christmas Tsars...
11 Jan 2015
Italian embassy in Minsk holds Christmas charity event for children
The festivities were attended by about 150 children and teachers from children’s homes and boarding schools of Mogilev, Belynichi, Vileika, and Minsk. The Nutcracker ballet staged with the participation of the gymnasium’s students was a success...
10 Jan 2015
Dozens of Gomel Oblast companies offer support to Ukrainian migrants
The campaign will culminate in a charity concert at the Gomel Puppet Theater. The gala will bring together local artists, sponsors and partners of the program...
10 Jan 2015
MAZ-SPORTavto moves up to 5th overall in Dakar 2015
Sergei Vyazovich (race number 510), his co-pilot Pavel Garanin and mechanic Andrei Zhigulin performed the best, finishing the 255 special timed section of Stage 6 in 3h19m44s which was 6th fastest...
10 Jan 2015
Oginski estate to revive tradition of balls
The first charity event Ball in Northern Athens will be held on 17 January. Its program features dancing and ball etiquette lessons. The guests will learn how to use hand-held fans...
9 Jan 2015
Charity martial arts tournament for prizes of Metropolitan Filaret to be held in Minsk 10 December
"Last year the tournament was a success. It brought together athletes practicing Karatedo, grappling, and hand-to-hand combat. All participation fees were donated to the psychoneurology care homes of Minsk Oblast and the Bogushevsk care home in Vitebsk Oblast”...
9 Jan 2015
MAZ-SPORTavto hits Dakar Stage 5 podium
Sergei Vyazovich’s crew (race number 510) crossed the finishing line 15m46s behind the stage winner, KAMAZ’s Eduard Nikolaev...
9 Jan 2015
January Music Nights open in Brest
The music forum will gather more than 300 singers from 11 countries: Belarus, Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Moldova, Georgia, China, the UK, and Sweden...
8 Jan 2015
Belarusian graphics and paintings on display in Greifswald
The exposition features 27 works of 20 graphic designers from the collection of the Belarusian State Academy of Arts (Raum.by: Grafik project) and 13 paintings of prominent artist, member of the Belarusian Union of Artists Anna Silivonchik...
8 Jan 2015
European Athletics chiefs inspect sports facilities in Belarus
The President of the European Athletics Association Hansjorg Wirz and Vice resident of this organization Karel Pilny are in Minsk on an official visit...
8 Jan 2015
MAZ-SPORTavto crews come 12th, 13th, 30th in Dakar Stage 4
Out of the three Belarusian crews in the truck class, Sergei Vyazovich’s crew (race number 510) performed the best finishing in 12th place...
8 Jan 2015
Representatives of Russia, Belarus, Finland voted Christmas tournament MVPS
Team Russia beat the Belarusian President's Team 2:0 (1:0, 1:0, 0:0) to win the main prize of the tournament. Team Russia was the tournament’s champion in 2007 and 2011...
8 Jan 2015
Minsk to host Christmas charity event
On 8 January Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl Pavel, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus will wish Merry Christmas to the boys and girls at the Holy Spirit Cathedral...
7 Jan 2015
Russia wins Christmas ice hockey tournament in Minsk
Team Russia was the tournament’s champion in 2007 and 2011...
7 Jan 2015
Belarus third in Women’s Relay in Oberhof
Nadezhda Skardino started strong and did an excellent job in the shooting range. Anastasia Duborezova started the second leg in fourth, trailing 8.2 seconds behind the leader...
6 Jan 2015
Participants of Christmas ice hockey tournament visit Istoki children’s village
The Presidential Sports Club and the Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation have already transferred Br240 million to the institution...
6 Jan 2015
MAZ fights back, finishes second in Dakar Stage 2
The crew comprising pilot Sergei Vyazovich (race number 510), co-pilot Pavel Garanin, and mechanic Andrei Zhigulin crossed the finishing line just 46 seconds behind the stage winner, Eduard Nikolaev’s crew...
6 Jan 2015
Grodno to host Kalozha Orthodox church music festival 11-14 February
This year Grodno will welcome companies from Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Russia. For the first time the list of participants will feature two Moldovan groups...
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