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11 Jan 2018
Belarus, Poland preparing file on forest beekeeping for UNESCO Heritage List
The forest beekeeping of Polesie has the status of a historical and cultural value in Belarus. It is an ancient art of honey hunting based on keeping bees in artificially-made caverns placed high in the trees...
11 Jan 2018
Dakar 2018: Belarus’ Vyazovich 4th at Stage 5
Another two Belarusian crews made it to the top 20. Alexander Vasilevsky was 8th (22 minutes back). Aleksei Vishnevsky came in 11th (29 minutes behind the leader)...
10 Jan 2018
Belarusian ambassador attends Pope Francis' meeting with diplomatic corps members
During the meeting, Ambassador Sergei Aleinik had a short conversation with the Pope...
10 Jan 2018
Dakar 2018: Sergei Vyazovich of Belarus in top 3 overall after Stage 4
The 336km fourth stage has appeared to be one of the toughest for many racers. MAZ-SPORTavto team leader Sergei Vyazovich was no exception...
10 Jan 2018
Sabalenka into Hobart International quarterfinal
The Belarusian world number 69 battled through world number 35 Zhang Shuai of China 7-5 (7-3), 6-4 to reach the quarterfinal...
9 Jan 2018
Belarus’ Bolshoi Theater to show Vitaut in Vilnius on 28 January
Based on a play by Aleksei Dudarev, Vitautwas premiered in the Bolshoi Theater in 2013 and immediately became a distinctive hallmark of the Belarusian ballet...
9 Jan 2018
Bilingual book of poems by Maxim Bogdanovich donated to Belarus’ National Library
The project is a brainchild of Vera Kukhareva, director of the Spanish publishing house Ediciones Irreverentes she co-owns with her husband, Spanish writer Miguel Angel de Rus. A Belarusian native, Vera Kukhareva is a graduate of Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts...
9 Jan 2018
Sobolenko into Hobart International doubles quarterfinal
In the match of last 16 Arina Sobolenko and Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova defeated the Russian-Swiss tandem of Natela Dzalamidze and Xenia Knoll 6-1, 5-7, 10-6...
9 Jan 2018
Turkmenistan to host Days of Belarusian Culture in January
The program will include the performance of the Syabry band, the State Academic Dance Ensemble of Belarus, Kupalinka folk band, Belarus 2017 exhibition from BelTA News Agency, the screening of films in the Cinema House...
9 Jan 2018
Dakar 2018: Belarus’ Vishnevsky 3rd overall after Stage 3
The Belarusian tackled one of the toughest sections of the Dakar Rally, coming in fifth on the 296-kilometer third stage between the towns of Pisco and San Juan de Marcona (Peru). He finished only 25 minutes behind the Iveco driver Federico Villagra of Argentina, who won the stage in 3:56:37...
9 Jan 2018
China-Belarus Belt and Road studies center opens in Beijing
Belarusian scientists suggested establishing bilateral cooperation in new industrial sectors and training specialists as part of the Belt and Road project...
9 Jan 2018
U.S. embassy expands visa services in Minsk
“We are working to increase the capacity of our consular section and hope to further expand visa services in the near future,” the embassy said...
8 Jan 2018
Extensive program for 25th Minsk International Book Fair
The exhibition will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Belarusian book publishing, the birthdays of the national well-known writers and the important dates in the history of Belarus...
8 Jan 2018
Belarus’ Academy of Sciences, Alferov’s Foundation name best young scientists of 2017
Alexander Mikhalychev, a senior research associate at the NASB Institute of Physics, received an award in physics, mathematics, informatics, physical and technical sciences in recognition of his research “New methods in quantum information science”...
8 Jan 2018
Sasnovich up to 53rd in WTA rankings
Last week, prior to the tournament in Brisbane, the Belarusian was ranked 88th. She took seven victories to reach the final where she lost to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina...
8 Jan 2018
Belarus’ MAZ-SPORTavto racer Vishnevsky 6th at Dakar 2018 Stage 2
The Belarusian driver completed the 267-kilometer loop near Pisco, Peru 26 minutes back from the stage winner Eduard Nikolaev (Russia) who clocked 3:24:23...
8 Jan 2018
Azarenka withdraws from Australian Open
The Belarusian also accepted a wildcard to last week's ASB Classic in Auckland, but was forced to withdraw. Azarenka was previously awarded a wildcard by the tournament in December...
8 Jan 2018
Belarus to host meeting of Holy Synod of Russian Orthodox Church in 2018
Belarus expects a visit of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. “It is most likely to take place in mid October. Patriarch Kirill would like to hold a meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church here,” Metropolitan Pavel said...
8 Jan 2018
Lukashenko congratulates U15 Golden Puck medalists
The head of state shook hands with every young player presented at the award ceremony. The U15 Golden Puck tournament was held as part of the 14th Christmas amateur ice hockey tournament at Chizhovka Arena...
7 Jan 2018
Medved win U15 Golden Puck tournament
Before the final period Medved was ahead 3-1 and later scored a fourth. Griffons managed to narrow the gap but could not tie the game...
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