The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 230,494 cases. A total of 214,366 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

A meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council is scheduled for 5 February. The meeting will take place in person in Almaty.

The competitions are taking place on 20-21 January at the sport biathlon center Selets.

There are plans to set up a linen holding company in Belarus and to introduce robotic systems to the light industry. These plans are part of the draft program of Belarus' social and economic development for 2021-2025.

On 19 January the first doses of the vaccine were given to the employees of Municipal Polyclinic No. 7 in Grodno and the regional blood transfusion center located nearby.

HC Dinamo Minsk took a 3-2 win over HC Sochi in overtime as part of the KHL regular season on 19 January.

Fort No.5 has been renovated thanks to the project of the Union State of Belarus and Russia “Overhaul, restoration and museumization of the structures of Brest Fortress."

The first thermometer frame for taking temperature measurements has been installed in the Vitebsk Central Polyclinic.

BelAZ-made simulators for children's sports ground were installed in January.

Since 2007, Gomselmash and AgromashHolding KZ have been jointly assembling grain harvesters under the ESSIL brand. AgromashHolding KZ produces a range of grain harvesters and operates its own maintenance service throughout the country.

– Smart modernization is key to successful operation of forestry industry, Belarus' Forestry Minister Vitaly Drozhzha said.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko took a dip into icy waters to mark the Orthodox Epiphany on 19 January. The video was released by the Telegram channel Pul Pervogo.

Those, who take the offer, will retain their right to state support for housing construction. “We believe it will stop the increase in people in need of better housing, who have been on the housing register for ten years and more,” the minister a...

According to the source, the Belarusian power grid operated steadily at the peak of electricity consumption and supplied consumers with heat and electric energy without interruptions.

-Belarus is working out new electric car incentives, Vladimir Gusakov, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences, said as he commented on the 2021-2025 draft program for electric transport promotion.

The development of severe pneumonia in COVID-19 patients is associated with an overreaction of their own immune system. Stem cells can have an impact on this. In addition, they can help repair damaged tissues, including those of the lungs.

According to Rospotrebnadzor, the vaccine efficacy is made up of its immunological and preventative efficacy. “The immunological efficacy of the EpiVacCorona vaccine is 100% based on the results of Phase I and II trials,” the press service of the...

As many as 1.6 million wooden stakes worth a total of €1.1 million were sold to the United Kingdom at the first export trading session of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange in 2021.

The official said: “If investments are available, we are ready to use our own R&D products to create a purely Belarusian electric car.” Several battery models are being considered for the Belarusian electric car.

The parties stressed the need to strengthen cooperation in areas important for Belarus and Pakistan such as industry, agriculture and pharmaceuticals, the embassy said.

There are plans to increase the share of electric vehicles in Belarus' public transportation up to 30% by 2025. The 2021-2025 draft program for electric transport promotion was discussed at the meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers on ...

Speaker of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin urged to do everything possible to prevent foreign interference in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Russia in the autumn as he opened the Parliament session on 19 January.

It was with regret that the Kremlin learned the news about the IIHF decision to strip Belarus off the right to host the 2021 IIHF World Championship, Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told the media.

Lake Yubileinoye is traditionally used as the main venue for Epiphany bathing in Grodno.

Belarusian Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov said: “We intend to implement five ‘projects of the future'. Each will feature interindustry R&D and innovative products. We are talking about nearly Br2 billion in investments and over 2,000 new h...

Earlier on 19 January the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was asked to comment on whether Igor Makar, who spreads allegedly condemning information about Belarusian law enforcement officers, had contacted a Belarusian embassy.

“I am glad about close collaboration of our government agencies. In the near future we are set to embark on gradual localization of production in Belarus [of the Russian vaccine against COVID-19]. This will give us new competencies in the field of ...

Strengthening the institution of the family, employment promotion, fair pay, and active longevity are in focus of the Belarusian social and economic development for the next five-year period.

On 18 January, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced that it had removed the 2021 IIHF World Championship co-hosting bid of Belarus and Latvia.

A baby llama was born in the Vitebsk Zoo on 16 January.

A special tribute tram with the inscription "Thank you, doctors!" has been launched in Vitebsk. Thus, the Vitebskoblavtotrans transport company has decided to celebrate those on the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic.

The new year has just begun. In the previous year the Belarusian-Russian relations developed constructively and fruitfully. For the first time in many years we marked the new year with no issues in the fuel and energy sector, with all agreements in p...

Harmonizing the legislation of the Union State member states is one of the main tasks of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia. The development of model legislation is one of the ways to accomplish the goal.

The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 228,716 cases. A total of 212,074 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The organizing committee of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Minsk in 2021 regrets the decision of the IIHF to move the tournament from Belarus.

The Information Ministry is now looking into a number of publications on the website tut.by in order to verify their compliance with Article 38 of the Mass Media Law (information, which Internet resources must not distribute).

Belarus' first state corporation will be established in the agricultural machinery industry, Belarus Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov told journalists.

The decision of the court of appeal comes into force as of the moment it is passed but can be challenged under the cassation procedure within one month.

The official said: “Making the Belarusian jurisdiction attractive for private companies and investors will be the key. Using economic penalties for economic crimes is the idea.”

On Monday, 18 January, the IIHF Council stripped Belarus off the right to host the matches of the IIHF World Championship scheduled for 21 May- 6 June in 2021.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko heard out a report of Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Subbotin and Forestry Minister Vitaly Drozhzha on 19 January. “I have invited you to discuss the state of affairs in our main, fundamental industry. This i...

"We expect the GDP to expand by 21.5% over the five-year period. Real disposable incomes are forecast to increase by 20%, investments by 22%," Aleksandr Chervyakov noted.

The country has worked hard: first to prepare a bid to host the world championship and then to organize the tournament, he said. “We still believe that the 2021 IIHF World Championship would have repeated or surpassed the success of the tournament...

The Healthcare Ministry noted that it is a common international practice to start vaccination from healthcare workers. The Healthcare Ministry has distributed the vaccines across the regions depending on applications of healthcare institutions.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Japan Ruslan Yesin met with Tsunetaka Kawabe, Senior Director at Tokyo Instruments, on 19 January.

The starting point of the work will be a survey conducted among foreigners working and/or studying in Belarus, and residents of the country.

“The supplies were made to ensure the stable operation of the Ukrainian energy system during adverse weather conditions,” the ministry added.

The celebrations begin in the evening of 18 January when all Orthodox Christians celebrate the Epiphany Eve with the blessing of water after the liturgy in churches.

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, Belarusian rescuers, who come to help at a first call, display courage and heroism in the line of duty, continue the work of many generations of their predecessors.

“It was clear with the strongest pressure on the various sponsors of the championship beginning that certain forces put maximum pressure on the sports community and the International Ice Hockey Federation to prevent the World Championship from taki...

Belarusians dive into icy waters to celebrate Epiphany.

In 2020 OAO Oil Company Yangpur extracted 215,000 tonnes of oil and over 870 million m3 of associated gas and natural gas. The figures are the largest ones on record since the company's foundation.

The press release reads: “Due to safety and security issues that are beyond the IIHF's control, the IIHF Council confirmed today that the decision to move the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship from Minsk, Belarus is unavoidable.”

Orthodox believers get jars and bottles filled with holy water near the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Minsk on Epiphany Day.

The Belarusian side mentioned that the nature of the restrictions the European Union had introduced against the Republic of Belarus, Belarusian citizens and companies was not constructive.

The mobile application “Grodno guide” containing information about the city has been launched in Grodno and is already available for download.

Wholesale trade equaled Br99 billion, or 95.8% as against 2019.

HC Dinamo Minsk snapped a three-game losing streak to move into sixth place in the Western Conference thanks to a 2-1 shootout win against Severtsal Cherepovets.

Belavia will not fly to Ashgabat and Riga till 1 march 2021. Flights to Budapest and Almaty will be grounded till 27 March 2021. Belavia has extended the suspension of air travel to all destinations in Russia (except Moscow's Domodedovo airport) til...

The Belarusian team consisting of Hanna Huskova, Maksim Hustik and Pavel Dzik scored a total of 274.40.

In 2020, organizations and individual businessmen transported 398.7 million tonnes of cargoes, or 93.2% over 2019.

Production declined by 2.2% in the mining industry, by 0.2% in the processing industry, and by 3.8% in the production of electricity, gas, steam, hot water, and conditioned air. The industry providing water supply, waste collection, processing, and t...

“The handful of the tax preferences that have been cancelled in no way affect the overall tax burden, because the number of commercial entities and the number of people the changes have affected is miniscule,” Sergei Nalivaiko said.

According to the expert, the new reality is that with one click you can erase any person and the whole country from the face of the earth.

None of them except for Viktor Babariko have filed a motion to terminate criminal prosecution in accordance with grounds specified by the Criminal Code or arrange additional investigative actions.

According to initial estimates, the GDP amounted to Br147 billion in current prices, or 99.1% in comparable prices as 2019.

The prosecution has authorized Pavel Latushko's detention as a measure of pre-trial restraint within the framework of a criminal case being investigated by the Central Investigative Office of the Investigative Committee of Belarus.

The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 227,360 cases. A total of 210,779 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

The document also regulates the exchange of professors and students, envisages joint conferences, scientific and educational activities, and publication of educational and methodological materials.

Last weekend in Oberhof, Germany Dzinara Alimbekava finished 12th in the 7.5km Sprint and 13th in the 12.5km Mass Start.

The event was running online on 8-13 January, hosted from Almaty (Kazakhstan). The olympiad brought together 295 school students from 18 countries.

Znaj.by is a platform of digital services for education that features 1,388 Belarusian schools. The project has been developed by the Hi-Tech Park resident company EduTech Solution.

The official said: “The concept of the exercise is based on a possible variant of the escalation of the military and political situation with regard to a simulated state. The exercise is supposed to take place over the course of seven days from 10 ...

Big metallurgical plants, oil transportation companies, woodworking producers, and agricultural holding comapnies topped the updated exchange traders' rankings in Q4 2020 of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange.

According to Viktor Khrenin, the analysis of operational and combat training in the neighboring countries suggests that such training has intensified. “Not only in the territory of the Baltic states and Poland, but also in the territory of Ukraine,...

“We have recently agreed that you together with the Russian Federation will finalize the scenario and details of the future Belarus-Russia army exercise Zapad 2021. This is symbolic for me, because as a young officer I took part in one of such exer...

In early 2021, ahead of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open, Aryna Sabalenka was 10th and, after winning it, moved up three spots with a total of 4,580 points.

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is prepared to finance the development of COVID-19 vaccine production in the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that today the staff of the publishing house is proudly fulfilling an important mission to chronicle the history of independent Belarus, to promote spirituality, rich historical and cultural heritage, to teach people to lov...

The Belarusian national landscape reserve Ozery is located in Grodno District and Shchuchin District of Grodno Oblast.

By the decision of the Board of Directors of Belgazprombank, Nadezhda Yermakova was appointed Chairperson of the Board on 18 January.

The Economy Ministry of Belarus and the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has held a videoconference organized with the help of the Belarusian Embassy in Kyiv.

The Presidium of the Council of Ministers will discuss employment, hidden income and tax evasion by individuals, the sugar and flax industries, efforts to counter drug trafficking, problems related to housing and utility services and the construction...

Igor Kolesnikov is a citizen of the Republic of Belarus, a doctor by education. He has been living in Cameroon since 1995. He is executive director of GROUP FORM S.A.R.L, a Cameroonian company that sells and services medical equipment in Cameroon.

The downward trend started to take shape before the holidays and it is gaining momentum now. We are glad to see a rather steady decline in the number of pneumonia cases. However, this trend might slightly change in early or mid February, because this...

The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 225,461 cases. A total of 209,208 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Epiphany bathing in BelTA's photos from previous years.

The Belarusian State Academic Musical Theater celebrated its 50th anniversary on 17 January.

The Epiphany Race was held in Minsk on 17 January. The event was organized by the Belarusian Athletics Federation.

On the night of 15 to 16 January, the mercury dropped below 19-24°C in most parts of Belarus, in some places below 25-27°C.

The orange-level weather warning was issued in Belarus for 18 January due to frosts

The winter season is in full swing at the Logoisk ski and recreation complex

The investment project has been implemented with assistance of the state enterprise in charge of recycling secondary material resources. This enterprise allocated over Br16 million while Spartak appropriated Br0.7 million.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted: “It is not the time to be delicate although it contradicts our national character. In order to survive, we have to tear off masks and call things the way we see them. The beautiful word ‘fake' is nothing but common lie...

“If we continue moving as fast, we will soon begin building homes for people in need of better housing on general terms, including employees of specific companies and enterprises,” Dmitry Mikulenok said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that some of the guests of today's festivities are always in the limelight due to the nature of their work while some people had to come out before the public and boldly and openly express their civil stance.

“This year has forced us to look at the world and at our place in it with very wide open eyes. On the one hand, 2020 put masks on us. On the other hand, it removed and tore off masks from some. We came to know each other better,” the head of stat...

The official said: “This year we will continue building the stations we've started building already in the direction of Slutsk. We don't intend to move towards the center of the city for now. We are going to work exactly on the investments we have ...

Belarus Presidential Aide Valery Belsky said this at the training seminar to discuss topical issues of social, economic and political development of the Republic of Belarus at the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of t...