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25 Oct 2022
Over 6.5m trees planted in Belarus during forest restoration campaign Over 6.5m trees planted in Belarus during forest restoration campaign
The national voluntary campaign "Let’s restore forests together!" was held in the country from 8 October to 22 October to restore forests affected by severe storms...
24 Oct 2022
WTA: Sabalenka down to 7th, Azarenka moves up 10 spots WTA: Sabalenka down to 7th, Azarenka moves up 10 spots
A week ago Aryna Sabalenka was 4th in the WTA, and moved down to 7th after the loss in the round of Last 32 at the Guadalajara Open. She currently holds 2,970 points...
21 Oct 2022
Azarenka reaches Guadalajara Open quarterfinal Azarenka reaches Guadalajara Open quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 37 Victoria Azarenka has secured her third victory at the ongoing Guadalajara Open tournament ousting world number 15 Madison Keys of the United States, 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, to reach the quarterfinal...
20 Oct 2022
Belarus ranked 13th out of 172 countries in Postal Development Report Belarus ranked 13th out of 172 countries in Postal Development Report
This is one position up compared to the previous year, when Belarus scored 67.4 points and placed 14th among 168 countries...
20 Oct 2022
Azarenka advances to Guadalajara Open round three Azarenka advances to Guadalajara Open round three
Belarus’ world number 37 Victoria Azarenka advanced to the Round of 16 at the Guadalajara Open Akron after world number 8 Paula Badosa of Spain was forced to retire...
19 Oct 2022
Over 6.5m Belarusians fully vaccinated against COVID-19 Over 6.5m Belarusians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Thus, 71.4% of the country’s population have received one dose of the vaccine, 70.2% have been fully vaccinated...
18 Oct 2022
Azarenka moves to Guadalajara Open round two Azarenka moves to Guadalajara Open round two
Belarusian world number 37 Victoria Azarenka went off to a good start at the Guadalajara Open defeating Russia’s world number 130 Elina Avanesyan, 6-4, 6-2, in an hour and 25 minutes...
17 Oct 2022
Over 100 films to be screened at Minsk International Film Festival Listapad Over 100 films to be screened at Minsk International Film Festival Listapad
A total of 1,360 entries were submitted to the festival. Over 80 films have already been shortlisted to take part in four programs of the festival (Feature Films Competition, Documentary Films Competition, Children and Youth Films Competition Listapadzik and Animation Films Competition)...
17 Oct 2022
Competition program for animated films to debut at Listapad film festival this year Competition program for animated films to debut at Listapad film festival this year
This year, the festival will run four programs: feature, documentary, animated films, as well as films for children and youth audiences Listapadzik. A separate competition program for animated films are a novelty of this year’s edition...
17 Oct 2022
Sabalenka up to 4th in WTA Sabalenka up to 4th in WTA
Last week Aryna Sabalenka reached the San Diego Open quarterfinal to move up from the 5th to the 4th spot with 3,515 points...
12 Oct 2022
Ivashka progresses into Gijon Open round two Ivashka progresses into Gijon Open round two
The Belarusian will next play Russia’s world number 9 Andrey Rublev...
10 Oct 2022
Belarus learn UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying opponents Belarus learn UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying opponents
Belarus drew with Switzerland, Romania, Andorra, Israel and Kosovo in Group I.
10 Oct 2022
Sabalenka remains 5th in WTA rankings Sabalenka remains 5th in WTA rankings
Aryna Sabalenka did not play last week and still holds 3,470 points. This week the Belarusian will play at the San Diego Open...
10 Oct 2022
Team Belarus wins 25 gold medals at Paralympic games in Russia Team Belarus wins 25 gold medals at Paralympic games in Russia
All in all, the competitions brought together about 1,200 athletes from Belarus, Russia, Armenia, Germany, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mali, Serbia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Eritrea. The program included nine sports: athletics, swimming, table tennis, archery, taekwondo, wheelchair fencing, football, draughts and chess...
4 Oct 2022
2023 CIS Games events to be held in all regions of Belarus 2023 CIS Games events to be held in all regions of Belarus
According to the organizing committee, the competitions are scheduled for 4-14 August 2023. The Games will be held not only in Minsk, but also in all regions of the country: each regional capital will host events in two sports...
3 Oct 2022
Minsk to host BelTexIndustry 2022 expo on 5-7 October Minsk to host BelTexIndustry 2022 expo on 5-7 October
BelTexIndustry is an important business platform for light industry professionals. This year the forum will bring together over 50 exhibitors from Turkey, Russia, Belarus, will delight with a bright fashion show and a rich business program...
30 Sep 2022
Belarus Events Calendar: OCTOBER 2022 Belarus Events Calendar: OCTOBER 2022
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...
28 Sep 2022
Belarus’ Gusakov re-elected as head of International Association of Academies of Sciences Belarus’ Gusakov re-elected as head of International Association of Academies of Sciences
A number of major international scientific events are taking place on the sidelines of the 35th meeting of the IAAS Council in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Among them are a meeting of the Council of Young Scientists of the IAAS, a meeting of the public council of the CIS base organization on the development of research infrastructure of the megascience class and a meeting on biosafety in the Union State of Belarus and Russia...
22 Sep 2022
Orsha Half Marathon to gather athletes from Russia, Lithuania, Armenia Orsha Half Marathon to gather athletes from Russia, Lithuania, Armenia
According to the sports and tourism department, more than 200 people have already applied for the participation in the main races...
19 Sep 2022
Sabalenka remains 7th in WTA rankings Sabalenka remains 7th in WTA rankings
Aryna Sabalenka now holds 3,470 points...
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