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28 Aug 2020
Belarus to be first country to get Russia's coronavirus vaccine Belarus to be first country to get Russia's coronavirus vaccine
"We will try not only the Russian vaccine. We will see other options too. However it should be admitted that Russians, Chinese and Americans are ahead of others in the development and manufacturing of vaccines"...
28 Aug 2020
Belarus’ COVID-19 recoveries at 69,887 Belarus’ COVID-19 recoveries at 69,887
A total of 71,346 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the country so far...
27 Aug 2020
Belarus’ COVID-19 update: 69,650 patients recover Belarus’ COVID-19 update: 69,650 patients recover
The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases reached 71,165 people...
27 Aug 2020
Minsk Half Marathon postponed to September 2021 Minsk Half Marathon postponed to September 2021
“Health and safety of our participants is a fundamental task for the organizers. For this reason, as well as based on the recommendations of the Minsk City Hall and the Sport and Tourism Ministry, a difficult decision was made to postpone the Minsk Half Marathon to 12 September 2021,” the organizers said...
27 Aug 2020
Azarenka advances into Western & Southern Open semifinal Azarenka advances into Western & Southern Open semifinal
Belarus’ world number 59 Victoria Azarenka dismissed world number 39 Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 7-6 (11-9), 6-2 to reach the Western & Southern Open semifinal in New York...
26 Aug 2020
Belarus reports 69,378 coronavirus recoveries Belarus reports 69,378 coronavirus recoveries
The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases reached 70,974 people...
26 Aug 2020
Azarenka reaches Western & Southern Open quarterfinal Azarenka reaches Western & Southern Open quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 59 Victoria Azarenka dismissed France’s world number 60 Alize Cornet 6-4, 7-5 to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinal in New York. Victoria Azarenka will next face world number 39 Ons Jabeur of Tunisia...
25 Aug 2020
Belarus’ coronavirus latest: 69,097 patients recover Belarus’ coronavirus latest: 69,097 patients recover
The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases reached 70,727 people...
25 Aug 2020
Belarus home to almost 25% of world’s European bison population Belarus home to almost 25% of world’s European bison population
Since 1932, the Bialowieza National Park in Poland has annually published the genealogy book of the European bison. The latest edition has recently seen the light of day. According to it, as of the beginning of 2020, there were 8,461 bison in the world...
24 Aug 2020
Exhibition to celebrate 500th anniversary of Zhirovichi monastery opens in Minsk Exhibition to celebrate 500th anniversary of Zhirovichi monastery opens in Minsk
The exhibition features about 60 exhibits: encyclopaedias, books, articles from magazines and visual materials. They tell about the history of the Icon of the Mother of God of Zhirovichi and the Holy Dormition Monastery which was built on the site of the appearance of this miraculous icon...
24 Aug 2020
Belarus’ COVID-19 recoveries at 68,925 Belarus’ COVID-19 recoveries at 68,925
A total of 70,645 people have tested positive for the coronavirus so far...
24 Aug 2020
Belarus reports 68,839 coronavirus recoveries Belarus reports 68,839 coronavirus recoveries
A total of 70,468 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the country so far...
21 Aug 2020
Belarus’ coronavirus latest: 68,256 patients recover Belarus’ coronavirus latest: 68,256 patients recover
A total of 70,111 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the country so far...
20 Aug 2020
Belarus’ COVID-19 recoveries at 67,929 Belarus’ COVID-19 recoveries at 67,929
A total of 69,950 people have tested positive for the coronavirus so far...
20 Aug 2020
Belarusian folk project wins best MV award at film festival in London Belarusian folk project wins best MV award at film festival in London
“We are very happy that our composition Tugan Yak was played in London. In the music video, we depicted three cultures to show that all nations have something in common – love for their native land – and that music unites,” Pavel Taipov said...
19 Aug 2020
Belarus’ COVID-19 recoveries at 67,647 Belarus’ COVID-19 recoveries at 67,647
A total of 69,801 people have tested positive for the coronavirus so far...
18 Aug 2020
Belarus’ coronavirus update: 67,339 patients recover Belarus’ coronavirus update: 67,339 patients recover
The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases reached 69,673 people...
18 Aug 2020
Belarus U17 basketball team advances to Global Challenge Belarus U17 basketball team advances to Global Challenge
The Global Challenge will take place on 18-23 August. It will bring together the world’s 16 best teams (men and women each)...
17 Aug 2020
Belarus’ coronavirus recoveries at 67,149 Belarus’ coronavirus recoveries at 67,149
The nationwide COVID-19 number has reached 69,589 cases...
17 Aug 2020
Sabalenka 11th in WTA Sabalenka 11th in WTA
Last week the Belarusian number one lost in the round of Last 16 in Lexington. Aryna Sabalenka currently holds 3,615 points...
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