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19/10/2016 - 11:25

Russian PM expected in Minsk next week

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will arrive in Minsk to discuss a draft of the new Eurasian Economic Union's Customs Code.

19/10/2016 - 11:11

Economy

Grain productivity drops in Belarus

Cereals production in 2016 declined by 1.9 million tonnes from previous year.

18/10/2016 - 15:58

Economy

Reports: Russia eyes Belarusian petrochemicals transit to Baltic ports

Russian Railways reportedly proposes an unprecedented 25% discount for transportation of Belarusian oil products to Russian ports.

18/10/2016 - 09:15

Politics

U.S. State Department official to visit Minsk

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Bridget Brink will meet officials as well as representatives of the opposition and civil society.

18/10/2016 - 00:00

Sports

Victoria Azarenka's boyfriend debuts in Belarusian NHL

Bill McKeague lives on the two continents but has not yet missed a single training session with his hockey team in Minsk.

17/10/2016 - 23:13

Politics

Mikalai Lazavik resigns as Central Election Commission secretary

President Aliaksandr Lukashenka on October 17 signed an edict to discharge Mikalai Lazavik from his duties as the CEC secretary.

17/10/2016 - 23:05

Politics

BCD's Vital Rymasheuski handed $430 fine for post-election protest

The politician said he came to the rally to chat with his friends but the police officers testified he shouted Long Live Belarus!

17/10/2016 - 18:08

Politics

Makei: Belarus will not run away from Russia

The Belarus diplomacy chief describes a standoff about gas price between Belarus and Russia as "small problems".

17/10/2016 - 18:04

Politics

FM Makei about Lukashenka's son: I don't think president is readying a successor

"He is an ordinary schoolboy. He goes to an ordinary village school," says Belarus foreign Minister about Kolya Lukashenka.

14/10/2016 - 12:49

Politics

Opposition activists picket court where Palchys is standing trial

The blogger is standing a closed trial.

14/10/2016 - 11:07

Economy

Belarus hopes to sign trade agreement with EU

The first round of trade negotiations between the Belarusian MFA and the European Commission is over.

14/10/2016 - 10:27

Culture

Hadanovich: Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize is comparable to Max Shchur’s victory

The chairperson of the PEN-centre has commented on the literary victory of the rock musician and compared it to the results of Jer

14/10/2016 - 10:04

Society

Minsk programmer makes artificial arm for his father (photo)

Aleh Haltsau has demonstrated an artificial arm that he made for his father.

14/10/2016 - 09:50

Politics

Blogger Eduard Palchys to stand trial today

He is accused of arousing hostility and distribution of pornography.

13/10/2016 - 12:43

Society

About 600 children adopted in Belarus every year

Belarusian families adopted 425 children in 9 months of 2016. It is 9 more than last year.

13/10/2016 - 12:16

Politics

Only one candidate nominated for vice speaker of House of Representatives

Balyaslau Pirshtuk may become the vice speaker of the Lower Chamber foe Belarusian Parliament.

13/10/2016 - 11:10

Culture

Belarusian What? Where? When? team captain wears BDSM mouth plug on TV

A similar ‘accessory’ can be found in online BDSM shops.

13/10/2016 - 10:40

Culture

Syirhei Hudzilin sells photo with pasted up white-red-white flag to Ǔ gallery

Ǔ Gallery in Minsk acquires Siarhei Hudzilin's famous photo "No Words (censored)" for the undisclosed amount.

13/10/2016 - 09:42

Economy

Belarus and EU to start dialogue on trade

The first round will be held in Minsk on October 13 and 14.

12/10/2016 - 12:53

Economy

Belarus to pay $281 million for Russian gas by October 20

Energy Minister Uladzimir Patupchyk says Belarus has money in the budget to settle the debt accumulated since early 2016.