National News
19.10.2021
Minister: Coronavirus is completely under control in Belarus
The situation with the coronavirus in Belarus is completely under control. The country is doing its utmost to prevent and stop the spread of the infection and treat people, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich said at a meeting with the head of state, BelTA has learned.
The minister emphasized...
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14.10.2021
Lukashenko sends Mother's Day greetings to Belarusians
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has wished Happy Mother's Day to Belarusian women, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
“Today the most sincere words of gratitude are addressed to our dear women who fulfilled a great mission of continuing life on Earth,”...
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13.10.2021
Belarus to start full-cycle production of Sputnik V by year-end
Belarus is set to launch full-cycle production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine by the end of the year, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told reporters on the sidelines of the 34th session of the CIS Healthcare Cooperation Council that is underway in Minsk on 13-14 October, BelTA has learned....
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27.09.2021
Lukashenko wants winter crops sown within one week
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko received a detailed report from Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Krupko in the morning on 24 September. The report described the situation in agriculture caused by unfavorable weather, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.
The prolonged...
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03.09.2021
Belarus plans to produce about 11m tonnes of peat in 2021-2025
In 2021-2025 the Belarusian peat industry is set to extract about 11 million tonnes of peat and to produce 6.5 million tonnes of products, Director General of the state enterprise Beltopgaz, member of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Aleksei Kushnarenko told the...
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02.09.2021
Belarus aims for 90% MSW recycling rate in 2035
Belarus plans to raise the rate of municipal solid waste recycling to 90% in 2035, Maksim Tarasov, the deputy head of the directorate for waste management, biological and landscape diversity - head of the department for waste management at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental...
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01.09.2021
Lukashenko extends Knowledge Day greetings
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended the Knowledge Day greetings, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
“1 September is a special date on the calendar. On the first day of autumn we all feel enthusiastic drive, recalling our school and college years...
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27.08.2021
ENSREG experts to visit Belarusian nuclear power plant on 31 August – 2 September
Experts of the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) are expected to visit the site of the Belarusian nuclear power plant on 31 August – 2 September, the press service of the Belarusian Energy Ministry told BelTA.
According to the source, ENSREG experts will work at the site of...
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26.08.2021
Deputy minister: Belarus has enough COVID-19 vaccines
Belarus has enough vaccines against COVID-19, Deputy Healthcare Minister Dmitry Cherednichenko told BelTA.
“The immunization program continues in Belarus. There are enough vaccines in the country. Vaccination is voluntary. Healthcare professionals explain the importance of getting a shot,”...
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24.08.2021
Premiers of Belarus, Russia discuss integration, economic cooperation
Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko has had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin, BelTA learned from the press service of the government.
“In the follow-up to the Belarus-Russia talks held in Cholpon-Ata, the Kyrgyz Republic, on 19 August, the heads...
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