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29/05/2018 - 12:18

Nadezhda Skardzina on vacation in Crete with Switzerland team

The biathlete has skipped training with Belarus national team and is yet to confirm if she wants to continue her career.

29/05/2018 - 11:55

Sports

Belarus, Russia agree on visa-free travel for FIFA World Cup visitors

Minsk and Moscow sign a deal to allow visa-free travel for foreigners during FIFA World Cup and 2nd European Games.

29/05/2018 - 10:28

Society

Jewish grave stones unearthed in central Minsk

Workers discovered Jewish grave stones at a Minsk metro construction site in the center of Belarusian capital city.

29/05/2018 - 10:11

Society

Belarus executes two death-row convicts

The executions were revealed accidentally when two other death-row convicts were appealing the verdict in the Supreme Court.

28/05/2018 - 13:56

Society

Officials refuse to rename Lenin Library in Viciebsk

Ideology officials say it is premature to rename the city's library after Francysk Skaryna. It currently bears the name of Lenin.

28/05/2018 - 12:01

Economy

Belarus is satisfied with WTO membership negotiations - Deputy Prime Minister

Senior Deputy Premier Vasil Matsyusheuski hopes to have our position coordinated ‘with the key stakeholders but USA.'

28/05/2018 - 11:06

Economy

Belarus-Chinese industrial park Great Stone has 35 residents

The list of residents includes 19 Chinese companies, 9 from Belarus and the rest from other countries.

Open source image

26/05/2018 - 23:14

Accidents

Vandal blames vodka for attack on Ivan The Terrible painting in Moscow museum

The detained offender who made three cuts in the famous painting says he committed the attack under the influence of alcohol.

Photo: 112.by

26/05/2018 - 20:30

Society

Cracked bridge over Prypiac River demolished by explosion in Belarus (video)

Check out how over one ton of explosives destroyed the damaged bridge in this impressive video.

Viktor Prokopenya. Photo from his Facebook account

26/05/2018 - 20:07

Economy

IT businessman Viktor Prokopenya pays record $3.5mn as income tax for 2017

Belarus' prominent IT businessman and investor Viktor Prokopenya declared his personal income worth 58.9 mn BYN ($30mn) for 2017.

Elena Tonkacheva. Photo: facebook.com/Lawtrend

26/05/2018 - 15:22

Society

Once deported rights defender Tonkacheva gets residence permit in Belarus

Russian human rights lawyer Elena Tonkacheva is allowed to stay in Belarus for one year.

In the photo: Ilarion is talking to his lawyer after a hearing.

25/05/2018 - 13:18

Society

How do Belarusian teenagers become ‘drug dealers’?

Ilarion replied to a message on VKontakte, downloaded a messenger, paid for the first lot and made caches... and got detained.

Photo: facebook.com/alfabankby

24/05/2018 - 10:46

Society

Man brings 13kg of coins to top up his bank account in Minsk (photo)

A man brought 8436 1-kopek coins to a Minsk bank seeking to top up his account.

PETERHOWELL / GETTY IMAGES

24/05/2018 - 10:23

Society

Conference: Can the state protect citizens in 'big-data' era? (Live at 1400 CET)

The 5th Annual Dutch-Polish-Belarusian Trilateral Conference on safeguarding civil rights will begin at 1400 CET in Warsaw.

Photo: Euroradio

24/05/2018 - 10:06

Politics

Lukashenka: We are not with Russia against Europe or with Europe against Russia

The Belarus president on 24 May opened a panel discussion on European security at a high-level forum in Minsk.

Raman Kuzmyankou. Photo: svaboda.org

24/05/2018 - 09:52

Society

Picketer detained, sent to psychiatric examination in Orsha

Raman Kuzmyankou faces mental health examination after staging his second solo picket in an Orsha neighborhood.

Photo: Daily Political View

23/05/2018 - 11:16

Society

LGTB activists to Interior: We will pass because we pose no threat

The LGTB community in Belarus slams the Interior for instigating hostility in society.

Photo collage by: ucpb.org

23/05/2018 - 11:10

Politics

Four candidates run for United Civil Party leader

The liberal opposition United Civil Party will elect a new leader at the congress on 8 July.

Photo: Euroradio

23/05/2018 - 10:44

Society

Interior minister comments on rainbow flag at UK embassy in Minsk

Interior Minister Ihar Shunevich says 'I call it propaganda of a lifestyle that we cannot accept.'

Photo: Belarusian MFA

22/05/2018 - 12:16

Politics

Minsk calls on EU to lift remaining Belarus sanctions

Belarus Foreign Ministers Uladzimir Makei tells EU ambassadors Minsk regrets the prolongation of some restrictions on Belarus.