NUCLEAR POWER IN BELARUS AND WORLDWIDE
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11
.05.22
10:41
Society
Bill on amendments to Belarus' Criminal Procedure Code to get first reading in Parliament
The meeting of the eighth session of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus of the seventh convocation is due to take place on 12 May.
10:17
In Pictures
Lithuanian bloggers visit Belarus' Ozeritski-Agro
A Lithuanian delegation including bloggers and representatives of mass media paid a visit to the agricultural company Ozeritski-Agro in Smolevichi District on 10 May.
10:06
Economy
Foreign currency sales exceed purchases by $116.5m in Belarus in April 2022
In January-April 2022 legal entities' purchases exceeded sales by $327.3 million.
09:41
Society
Over 5.97m Belarusians fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Over 125,600 teenagers aged 12-17 received one shot of the vaccine, of them more than 97,200 children were fully vaccinated.
09:01
Economy
Belarus starts planting buckwheat, millet
As of 10 May, early spring cereals and leguminous crops (including buckwheat and millet) were planted on the area of 680,500 hectares. Planting was done on 95% of the designated area in Brest Oblast, 94.9% of the area in Grodno Oblast, 94.7% of the area in Minsk Oblast, 89.1% in Mogilev Oblast.
08:00
In Pictures
Belwest, one of Belarus' biggest footwear producers
Due to a growing demand for natural leather shoes, the company's output increased by 12.7% and labor productivity by 15.9% compared with Q1 2021.
10
.05.22
19:58
Economy
Handling of spent fuel of Belarusian nuclear power plant explained
According to Viktor Karankevich, 25% of the fuel rod arrays will be extracted from the reactor assembly and put inside a cooling pond. The pond is in the reactor building. The spent nuclear fuel will stay as fuel rod arrays for about 8-10 years. It will cool down and will lose its radioactivity.
19:16
Economy
Over 9bn kWh of electricity generated by Belarusian nuclear power plant's first unit so far
According to the source, the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant generated over 9 billion kWh of electricity since it was connected to the power grid and till the first scheduled preventive repair.
18:33
Society
Belarus' COVID-19 latest: 58 new cases, 18 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 982,867. A total of 975,445 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.
18:12
Sport
Belarusian pentathletes win two medals at tournament in Minsk
Volha Silkina of Belarus scored 1,438 points to claim gold. Silver and bronze medals went to Gulnaz Gubaydullina and Yana Solovyeva of Russia (1,431 and 1,415 points respectively).
17:48
Economy
Brest to host international business forum on 18-19 May
This business forum has not been held for the past two years due to the pandemic.
17:46
Partners
Nearly 1,900 flamingo chicks hatched in Turkiye's Lake Tuz last year
Nearly 1,900 flamingo chicks hatched in Turkiye's Lake Tuz last year, according to official data compiled by Anadolu Agency.
17:35
President
Lukashenko: Belarusian army is able to inflict unacceptable damage on the enemy
The head of state underlined that the armament, which the Belarusian army possesses today, lets the country maintain its defensive capacity.
17:31
President
Belarus to hold on to Russian missile systems
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “We and Russia have agreed that we may retain the S-400 systems that are deployed in Belarus. A system like that will see from Minsk all the way to Berlin. It is a weapon intended for major armies, territories. Let's say, like Russian. While we may not need to see things in Berlin."
