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Photo: Tadeush Kandrusevich, catholic.by
Photo: Tadeush Kandrusevich, catholic.by
November 1 is the day of commemoration of ancestors for Catholics in many countries.
Photo: delaemvmeste.by
Photo: delaemvmeste.by
The Slutsk defence action heroes are commemorated on this day.
Photo from open sources
Photo from open sources
The new committee seeks to cooperate with Defense Ministry to improve conditions for military service.
Photo: Reuters
Photo: Reuters
The pontiff is planning to visit Lithuania next autumn. Will he also visit Belarus?
Photo: Euroradio
Photo: Euroradio
The Banksy-like street art in Minsk is named after the former labor minister Mariana Shchotnika who authored the 'parasites tax.'
Photo: greenbelarus.info
Photo: greenbelarus.info
Ural owl, a medium-sized nocturnal owl of the genus Strix, was photographed in a Minsk backyard.
Photo: ehso.emory.edu
Photo: ehso.emory.edu
Extreme radioactive air contamination was observed last September in the Urals but the cause is yet to be officially confirmed.
File photo. Source: Fotolia
File photo. Source: Fotolia
A Belarus citizen was detained when passing documents to the Ukrainian; he is accused of state treason, KGB reveals.
Frenchman Jolan Viaud's intepreter: Photo from Radio Svaboda's video stream.
Frenchman Jolan Viaud's intepreter: Photo from Radio Svaboda's video stream.
Jolan Viaud told reporters upon release he could revisit Belarus when the current head of state is no longer in the office.