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.08.20
13:49
Society
Belavia extends suspension of some flights
Flights to Vienna will be suspended till 15 August, to Riga – till 16 August, to Larnaca – till 31 August, to Ashgabat till 1 September.
13:21
Society
Metropolitan Pavel calls on Belarusians to show restraint and wisdom
“Let's do everything possible for peace to prevail on our blessed Belarusian land. I call on everyone to demonstrate restraint and wisdom," Metropolitan Pavel said.
13:12
Society
CSTO army logistics exercise scheduled for 17-20 August
The exercise is titled as Eshelon 2020 [Echelon]. Participants of the exercise will practice the organization of logistics support for a CSTO operation meant to localize an armed conflict near the border in the Caucasus collective security region.
12:52
Economy
Mozyr Oil Refinery starts exporting bitumen to Poland, UK
The company is busy racking up its output and export. In July the company's bitumen output rose by 30% to a record high of 83,000 tonnes. The result was achieved despite limited supplies of raw materials in Q1 2020.
12:30
Society
Belarusian builders stand for civilized dialogue
“Every one of us has his or her opinion and certain views on many things. We all, however, want to live under a peaceful sky, bring up children in the country where there is no violence and confrontation, work for the benefit of the Belarusian people," the Belarusian Construction and Architecture Ministry said.
11:54
President
Housing construction described as state policy priority in Belarus
“Housing construction has always been a key priority of the state policy in the construction industry,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.
11:53
President
Lukashenko comments on calls to go on strike
“First of all I would like to say that I am still alive and not abroad, contrary to what our nationalists say. Today is 14 August and we are here to discuss the work of the construction industry,” the head of state said.
11:51
Sport
Fasel denies allegations of relocating 2021 IIHF WC from Minsk
The IIHF World Championship is scheduled to be co-hosted by Minsk and Riga on 21 May-6 June 2021. Belarus will face Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Slovakia, Denmark, and the UK in Group A.
11:35
Society
Minister: 11 vehicle attacks on police over three days
Eleven vehicle-ramming attacks were made on law enforcement officers for the past three days, Belarus' Internal Affairs Minister Yuri Karayev said on the air of the ONT TV channel on 13 August.
11:33
Society
Interior minister: Any revolution and chaos lead to decline
In his words, “our security and peace were a matter of envy for all”. “Why are we ruining it, for what evanescent, unclear future goals? What do we want to improve? We will only make it worse, we will destroy everything we were proud of,” the minister said.
11:07
Society
Belarus border guards refuse entry to provocateurs from Latvia
In their phones there was a Telegram community consisting of five people – two Latvians and three Ukrainians. The participants of this community discussed the purchase of combat helmets, the amount and type of currency to take to Belarus,” the State Border Committee informed.
11:05
Politics
MFA: Belarus ready for objective dialogue on developments in the country
Vladimir Makei expressed the appreciation to the Swiss side for ensuring security and order during voting at the polling station in the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Switzerland.
10:30
In Pictures
Back-to-school shopping in Minsk
Back-to-school fairs opened in department stores across Minsk
10:19
Economy
About 6.5m tonnes of grain harvested in Belarus
As of 14 August, grain and leguminous crops were harvested on the area of 1.74 million hectares, or 79.3% of the plan.
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