All in all, 3,735,000 tonnes of grain were threshed, with the average yield at 31.8 centners per hectare.

“The reaction was immediate. The Investigative Committee, under the supervision of the prosecutor's office, was instructed to immediately launch an investigation. They were tasked to interview local residents (who reported about a beaten man who la...

The Tokyo Games medalist chose Vitebsk Oblast Center of Olympic Reserve for the Br10,000 assistance as part of the country's Olympic Choice project.

His opponent, David Morris Taylor III of the USA, made a series of successful attacking moves to secure a decisive win 11-0.

The two athletes were equally favored to win, but the native of Bobruisk ended up winning the bout outscoring her opponent 6-3.

Aliaksei Katkavets made a throw of 82.72m, his teammate Pavel Mialeshka showed 82.64m in his best attempt.

Team USA eased past Australia 79-55 in the Women's Basketball quarterfinal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The Belarusian was ahead of the game in her heat with 46.950 seconds.

The Belarusian clocked 1:49.606, second only to Hungary's Tamara Csipes with 1:48.790.

The Belarusian team clocked 3:10.126, the best in their heat. The semifinals in this event are scheduled for 5 August.

The minister discussed joint efforts of the state and business to promote startups, to provide consulting, engineering and financial support to them in Belarus.

Avenues of cooperation between the defense ministries of Belarus and Kazakhstan in the area of joint production and deliveries of military products were discussed during the visit.

All the program documents of the country specify measures to improve the effectiveness of the public sector enterprises and measures to financially rehabilitate them. A plan on reducing their debt burden has been worked out by the government this yea...

In the run-up to the start of a new academic year, a local office of the BRSM Youth Union held a charity event as part of a nationwide charity campaign to help families buy school supplies.

The main goals of the exercise is to improve combat and mobilization readiness of the regional branch of the border service, increase the readiness level of the local command and control bodies amid growing threats to border security and military sec...

Students of Belarusian State University Lyceum won medals at the 53rd International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), BelTA learned from the press service of the university.

Vladimir Kukharev and Xie Xiaoyong discussed cooperation agreements that are currently in effect between Minsk and cities of the People's Republic of China. The Belarusian capital city had signed 20 agreements, including four twinning agreements with...

The Way of Pakistan exhibition timed to Independence Day of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan will go in display at the University of Culture art gallery on 13 August.

“This has nothing to do with reality. We keep track of all such statements and do not see any genuine desire to address the problem, we see neither logic nor common sense, only stereotyped and unsubstantiated accusations and threats,” Anatoly Gla...

In a statement published by the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website the press secretary noted: “Migrants flee from war-devastated lands hoping to find a new cozy, warm, and most importantly safe home for themselves but they encounter pol...

Ivan Litvinovich's gold in trampoline became the first medal for Team Belarus in Tokyo.

The Belarusian clocked 13.61 seconds to place 5th in Heat 2. The first four fastest athletes qualify for the semifinal.

Minsk National Airport held a welcome ceremony to mark the launch of a new regular flight Bishkek - Minsk - Bishkek by the Kyrgyz airline Avia Traffic Company.

The Belarusian threw 60.78m in her best attempt.

Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that Belarus is interested in expanding bilateral contacts and is ready to help Namibia develop its manufacturing sector, agriculture and energy complex.

Viktor Khrenin mentioned the commonality of views on challenges and threats in the Eastern Europe collective security region and the Central Asia one. He praised the level of Belarus-Kazakhstan military cooperation and invited a Kazakh contingent to ...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 448,335 cases. A total of 442,380 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

“Innate talent, skill and many years of hard work under the guidance of experienced coaches have helped you win coveted awards at various international competitions,” Viktor Lukashenko said.

The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) has completed the first deal to sell roundwood from the European Union on the domestic market of Belarus. Thus, in the course of weekly trades, a Lithuanian company sold 300 cubic meters of roundwood...

Belarusian wrestler Kiryl Maskevich lost 1-9 to Mohamed Metwally of Egypt in the Men's Greco-Roman 87kg quarterfinal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

"The victory came hard. I didn't even imagine myself on the podium. I did not watch any other athlete to perform. I could not imagine what my score would be. When I saw it on the scoreboard I was surprised," Ivan Litvinovich said.

The Big Conversation with the President will take place on 9 August. Belarusian head of state Aleksandr Lukashenko is expected to meet with members of the general public, experts and representatives of the media community in the format of an open con...

“The work on the document is almost finished. The draft code is now under consideration in the government. I think it will be adopted in the nearest future,” said Ruslan Parkhamovich.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Ivan Litvinovich and the Belarusian national trampoline team have returned to Minsk.

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 447,754 cases. A total of 441,961 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Darya made it to the World Cup podium for the first time on 16 January 2009, finishing 3rd in the Sprint in Ruhpolding, Germany.

Volha Khudzenka and Maryna Litvinchuk of Belarus placed 6th in the Women's K2 500m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Aleh Yurenia of Belarus clocked 3:27.190 to finish 4th in the Men's K1 1000m Final B at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

On 2 August Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, consecrated the construction site of Belarus' first Old Believers church of the community affiliated with the Belarusian Orthodox Church.

Leonid Zayats said: “Instituting this title is the idea. We have a long history and share heroic past with the Russian Federation. Together we liberated our country from the Nazi. I would like to note that Mogilev is a prototype of Stalingrad. The ...

The Kazakh delegation met with top officers of defense and law enforcement agencies of the city of Brest as well as veterans of the Airborne Forces and Special Operations Forces of Belarus.

The ambassador said: “We see that our countries have prospects for development. Near-border cooperation of our regions is one of the prospects. It is important to understand that if there are no mutual interests, no program developed by top authori...

The establishment of an enterprise to make Amkodor agricultural machines in Gatchina District was discussed as well as the opening of a sales and aftersales service center. Once the plans are implemented, the plant will become Amkodor's third enterpr...

In January-April 2021 Brest Oblast exported $128.4 million worth of services, the growth rate reached 125.4% while the surplus of the foreign trade in services totaled $78 million. The export of equipment and vehicle repair services rose most rapidly...

Chairman of the Board of the Polish company MTZ Belarus Tractor Sp. Z o.o. Dmitry Adamovich visited Bobruiskagromash in late July. He was made familiar with the manufacturing process and an exhibition of the agricultural machines and equipment that e...

The Belarusian team was led by Yekaterina Stolyarova, associate professor at the Department of International Economic Relations at Belarusian State University.

The parties agreed to exchange information free of charge, cooperate in searching for potential investors, consult them and together organize necessary meetings and negotiations.

Traditionally, 40% to 95% of the output (depending on an enterprise) is bound for export. We see growth across some commodities. Export of cement and crushed stone has been gaining momentum. Export of glass, ceramic tiles, glass wool has increased si...

The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) has held the first deal to export powdered milk to Ukraine.

Twin baby pandas have been born at ZooParc de Beauval in France. The names for the newborns will be picked up by China's First Lady, reads a statement on the website of the zoo.

Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina of Russia showed the best result of 97.9000. Second were China's Xuechen Huang and Wenyan Sun (96.2333). Ukraine's Marta Fiedina and Anastasiya Savchuk placed third (94.9333).

The new markets were found in South America, North and East Africa. The first batch of glazing putty was shipped to Bolivia, Libya bought milk powder, and Uganda imported electric transformers. In January-May 2021 Brest Oblast goods were exported to ...

Women's Pole Vault at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on 2 August.

In the final the Belarusian was in top three for a long time but committed a mistake near the finish to place 7th with the total of 406.3 points.

Azerbaijan is a strategic partner of Belarus, Chairman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova said as she met with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Belarus Latif Gandilov.

“The main causes of drownings are carelessness, drunkenness and swimming near unguarded beaches,” Vadim Sinyavsky said.

"We are not going to withdraw from the relay. After all, we earned this spot," Yuri Moisevich, the head coach of Belarus' national athletics team, said.

Summer is the perfect time to buy an apartment in the Minsk World multifunctional complex! The developer offers customers a great deal of promotions and discounts!

According to the source, two Belarusian Mi-8 helicopters carried out eight flights on 1 August and spent 12 hours and 29 minutes in the air. They dropped water 90 times. They delivered 12 Turkish firefighters to firefighting areas.

As it has been reported, the coaching staff of the national athletics team decided to withdraw Krystsina Tsimanouskaya from the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in connection with her emotional and psychological state.

In the preliminary heat the Belarusians clocked 1:43.377 to finish second. Hungary's Tamara Csipes and Erika Medveczky clocked 1:42.776 to place first.

More than 1.39 million Belarusians have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 972,100 of them have already got two shots.

On 1 August, Belarus raised export duties on oil and petroleum products, which are exported outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

“Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is not right in this situation. Even if she found out from third parties that she was entered into the 4x400m relay, she should have talked to the coaching staff instead of writing posts on the internet in the first place. ...

The president recalled his recent decisions aimed at the improvement of the structure of the Emergencies Ministry, including the decision on the appointment of the new minister based on the conclusion of the State Secretariat. “It is too early to g...

Today the special operations forces are the elite and pride of the Armed Forces of Belarus, the minister said.

“Aleksandr Lukashenko and Patriarch Kirill focused on the situation in Belarus and Russia. They also reviewed the state of interfaith relations and the state of affairs in the Church in general,” the press service said.

“You have become the first among Belarusian high jumpers to reach the Olympic podium, starting a new page in the history of national athletics. As a true athlete and a patriot you have proved that it is important to believe in yourself and fight fo...

“You are the elite of the Belarusian army, for whom the defense of the Homeland is a profession and a purpose,” the message of greetings reads.

First Deputy Minister of Defense, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Lieutenant General Murat Bektanov has arrived in Belarus on an official visit.

The native of Grodno Oblast clocked 3:43.444, the best in his heat, to qualify for the Semi-final. Another athlete from the same heat, Bojan Zdelar of Serbia, also qualified for the Semi-final with 3:45.074. The Semi-finals are scheduled for 3 August...

Ivan Tsikhan placed 18th (74.57), Yury Vasilchanka 19th (74) and Hleb Dudarau 27th (71.60).

Over 1,700 haulers were queuing in Belarus to cross the border with the European Union as of 08.00 on 2 August, BelTA learned from the website of the State Border Committee.

The Belarusian lost to Qian Zhou of China in the Women's Freestyle 76kg Repechage 1-2.

All in all, 3,139,500 tonnes of grain were threshed. In the lead is Brest Oblast with 736,900 tonnes. Minsk Oblast harvested 729,400 tonnes, Gomel Oblast 407,400, Grodno Oblast 450,400 tonnes, Mogilev Oblast 409,200 tonnes and Vitebsk Oblast 406,200 ...

Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar cleared 2.37 to share Olympic gold. Maksim Nedasekau also cleared that height to set a national record. However, he missed out on a share of the gold because of an earlier failure. A day befor...

Maksim Nedasekau cleared 2.37m to secure bronze. A day before, Belarusian gymnast Ivan Litvinovich won gold in the men's trampoline, Belarus' first medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Specialists of the state enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant and IAEA experts discussed matters concerning the sharing of the best practices in the area of management of the nuclear power plant configuration. The best world practices in this fi...

According to Dmitry Murin, in the current conditions the annual inflation after Q3 2021 will be close to the level registered in June 2021 (9.9%). The dynamics is largely explained by inflation acceleration. The intensity of inflation processes will ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “She says she was forced to leave. I read a report today that she was forced to leave Belarus and threats went nearly as far the capture of her kids and something else. Listen. I always draw the line at kids. You know it....

Belarusian shot putter Aliona Dubitskaya has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics finals with a throw of 18.89m.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “I know how such events are organized. A meeting needs to be organized. A photo needs to be taken. And a small cookie needs to be given. If there are truly problems with cookies over there, we should send them several box...

On 1 August, Belarus will increase export duties on oil and petroleum products, which are exported outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The decision is laid down by the Council of Ministers' Resolution No.440 of 28 Jul...

“The number of flights will rise from 10 to 20 a week. Belavia will perform 10 flights to Domodedovo Airport and 10 – to Sheremetyevo Airport,” the website reads.

Belarus and Azerbaijan are bound by strong ties of friendship and partnership, Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Belarus Latif Gandilov on 30 July.

FC BATE Borisov, the country's vice-champion, lost 1-4 to FC Dinamo Batumi in the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League, following their 1-0 win at home. FC Dinamo Batumi will next play Sivasspor Turkey.

China will donate equipment for the dactyloscopic laboratory of the State Forensic Examination Committee of Belarusю The agreement was concluded on 29 July as required by the intergovernmental agreement on bilateral cooperation mechanisms to impleme...

The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 445,048 cases. A total of 439,162 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Law enforcement has identified a network of large and small firms that financed anti-government actions at the expense of the national budget, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

“The key principle is as follows: do no harm the state. Any field of activity – social, political – should be fully in sync with the state policy, alongside with the strict observation of the law,” the head of state said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned that legal limits for participation in mass events and in public and political activities had been set as well as legal limits for the operation of mass media. “Don't allow any gatherings and the rest without your kno...

What we see is a policy to isolate Belarus politically and to wreck its economy, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei said during a meeting of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko with senior local government officials.

Law enforcement agencies, the government took adequate response measures, which made it possible to stabilize the social and political situation in the country, Igor Sergeyenko said.

Viktor Khrenin said: “The military and political situation around Belarus remains complicated. The West represented by the USA and the European Union keeps trying to create conditions in order to dictate its will to us. Pressure in politics, inform...

The Belarusian people unanimously support the strategic policy towards building a strong and sovereign country, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The head of state highlighted the need for consistent fulfillment of the decisions adopted at the Belarusian People's Congress, thus ensuring the sustainable growth of the country.

Ivan Tertel said: “The State Security Committee states that despite external calm and the absence of attempts to organize mass riots since April, we are now virtually in the stage of repulsing hybrid aggression of the collective West.”

“Food security is a priority. This year the start of the spring sowing campaign was overdue due to weather conditions. Now the main task is to grow and preserve the harvest. Adjustments were made because of anomalous heat and showers. In order not ...

“We have survived through one and a half years of the pandemic. Now, vaccination has taken center stage. We have created the necessary conditions for those who want to protect themselves and their families from the virus,” the president said.