Press releases

Belarus' children’s charity campaign brings together over 800,000 kids
The New Year charity campaign “Our Children” ran in Belarus from 10 December 2020 to 10 January 2021. Every year, during the campaign, heads of ministries and other government agencies and representatives of public associations visit orphanages and group homes, foster and adoptive families, families who raise children with disabilities, rehabilitation centers and facilities for children with special needs, and hospitals...

Sabalenka ousts Sakkari to reach Abu Dhabi final
Belarus’ world number 10 Aryna Sabalenka charged past world number 22 Maria Sakkari of Greece, 6-3, 6-2...

Vishneuski 4th in Dakar 2021 Stage 8
The Belarusian crew covered 709km in 3:27.34, 7.54 behind the winner, Anton Shibalov of Russia’s KAMAZ-Master...

Year 2020 ends as warmest year in Belarus in past 140 years
"The average annual temperature was +9.1°C, 2.4°C above the norm. The previous record-holder was the year 2019 with the average annual temperature of +8.8°C"...

Belarus reports 1,792 new COVID-19 cases, 1,300 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 213,993 cases...

Vishneuski 4th in Dakar 2021 Stage 7
Aliaksei Vishneuski’s crew of MAZ-SPORTauto Team placed fourth in Stage 7 of Dakar Rally 2021. The Belarusian crew covered 737km in 4:56.21...

Lukashenko’s New Year address sets all-time TV viewership record in Belarus
More than 6.5 million of Belarusians watched the president’s address on New Year’s Eve...

Sabalenka into Abu Dhabi semifinal
The Belarusian secured a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Kazakhstan’s world number 19 Elena Rybakina in two hours...

Sabalenka reaches Abu-Dhabi quarterfinal
In the round of Last 16 the Belarusian world number 10 defeated world number 31 Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and seven minutes...

Belarus’ COVID-19 update: 1,833 new cases, 2,364 recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 212,201 cases. A total of 194,984 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus...

Belarus’ COVID-19 update: 1,838 new cases, 2,395 recoveries
As many as 1,489 COVID-19 patients have died since the infection's outbreak in Belarus...

Belarus’ COVID-19 update: 1,855 new cases, 1,820 recoveries
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 204,958 cases...

Belarus win Men’s EHF EURO 2022 Qualifiers opener
After the games with Norway Belarus will head for Egypt to take part in the World Men’s Handball Championship slated for 14-31 January. In preliminary Group H Belarus will face Russia (14 January), South Korea (16 January), and Slovenia (18 January). The three best teams from each of eight groups will advance into the playoffs...

Yevgeny Khaldei’s wartime photographs on display in Brest Fortress
The author of the famous photo "Raising a Flag Over the Reichstag," Yevgeny Khaldei is considered one of the most famous Soviet war photographers. The exhibition features 50 images. Each of them has its own story. For example, "Seven go on a recce" from which only three returned...

Belarus reports 1,273 new COVID-19 cases, 949 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 203,104 cases...

Viazovich wins Dakar 2021 Stage 3
The winner clocked 3:35.14 to complete the special part of 403km. Dmitry Sotnikov of KAMAZ-Master was second, 18 seconds back. KAMAZ-Master’s Anton Shibalov rounded out the top three, 1.16 behind the winner...

International Competitions Calendar 2021 Belarus
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Belarus approves 2021 calendar of international competitions
In 2021 the Belarusian capital will host such events as the UEC Track European Championships (17-21 February), one of the European Cheerleader League events (2-4 April), the UIPM World Modern Pentathlon Championships (5-14 June) and the UIPM Laser Run World Championships (9-14 June). The Minsk Open Snooker Cup and the 2021 Europe Triathlon Baltic Championships Minsk are scheduled for July...

Belarus 3rd at Dakar 2021 Stage 2
The second special part was 457km. Siarhei Viazovich’s crew clocked 4:44.14, 6.30 behind the winner of the stage, Dmitry Sotnikov of KAMAZ-Master (4:37.44)...

Christmas tree in Minsk third highest in CIS
TurStat compiled a ranking of the highest Christmas trees installed in the capitals of the CIS member states in the run-up to the New Year...