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04
.08.20
09:23
Economy
Senators approve appointment of three members of National Bank Board
Members of the Council of the Republic have approved the appointment of Elena Mashnina, Denis Goreglyad and Dmitry Murin members of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus.
09:00
Politics
Early voting for presidential election kicks off in Belarus
Polling places will be open from 10:00 till 14:00 and from 16:00 till 19:00. Voters will not have to explain why they will not be able to come to the polls on election day.
03
.08.20
19:57
Economy
Belarusian MAZ to ship batch of vehicles to Zimbabwe
The contract provides for shipping five MAZ-646087 truck tractors and five MAZ-937900-010 semi-trailers to this African country. Those are right-hand-drive trucks and are designed to transport freight in countries with left-hand traffic.
19:20
Politics
Religious tolerance in Belarus praised
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey to Belarus Mustafa Ozcan and his spouse came to attend celebrations of Eid al-Adha – one of the most important Islamic holidays that Muslims celebrate on 31 July – 2 August.
19:05
Economy
Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange introduces special session to export wood fuel
These trade sessions will focus on exporting chip fuel, wood shavings, sawdust, wood waste, wood fuel briquettes, wood fuel pellets, and split firewood.
18:51
Economy
ENSREG experts to review action plan based on Belarusian nuclear power plant stress tests
Stress tests of the Belarusian nuclear power plant were carried out in 2016. The ability of the Belarusian nuclear power plant to withstand extreme unfavorable natural phenomena and their combinations (earthquakes, tsunami, floods, and the rest) was evaluated.
18:33
Sport
Wanda Diamond League in Doha rescheduled to 25 September
Initially the athletics meeting in Qatar was to take place in April, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was postponed to 9 October. A new date for the meeting was announced today. The competitions will take place on 25 September.
18:09
Sport
Belarus to name wrestling roster for CIS Games
“The event will be held at the National State College of Olympic Reserve. We plan to see how our talented young athletes are doing. After the tournament, we will name the athletes who will go to Russia's Kazan for the CIS Games. For young people, the August competition will be the first major event since the pandemic started. The tournament will be broadcast online,” Yuri Shcherbachenya said.
18:00
Society
With Pride in Heart: Sunny, cultural and very progressive town: Report from Molodechno
Yuri Gorlov, Chairman of the Molodechno District Executive Committee, took BelTA journalists on an excursion around the town and told them about the town's development plans, its cultural capital status and industrial zone.
17:38
Partners
Yanqing Olympic competition zone on track to host Beijing Winter Olympic Games 2022
The venues and municipal supporting facilities in the Yanqing competition area for Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 will be fully completed by the end of this year and will meet the requirements for hosting events.
17:21
Politics
Belarusian president's address described as roadmap for everyone
The Council of the Republic opened its third extraordinary session on 3 August. The senators, among other things, decided to hold a joint session of the both houses of the Belarusian Parliament to hear the annual address of the president to the Belarusian people and the National Assembly.
16:32
Society
MP: State of the Nation address will focus on Belarus' development plans for five years
According to Sergei Rachkov, the senators expect a very strong, programmatic message. “It will outline the major areas of development of Belarus for at least the next five years,” he believes.
16:18
Sport
Opinion: Belarus has made great progress in athletics
According to the first deputy minister, the competitions program included a lot of entertainment for fans. “Such tournaments are worth visiting,” Vyacheslav Durnov said.
16:01
Society
Polish Airlines LOT resumes flights to Minsk
“The LOT flight arrived at Minsk National Airport from Warsaw on 2 August. The Embraer E-170 landed in the Belarusian capital at 13.45, and at 14.35 flew back to Warsaw, to the Chopin airport,” the press service noted.
15:26
Society
Strong appeal of Hi-Tech Park attributed to Belarus president's instructions
Vsevolod Yanchevsky went on saying: “Why do investors come? Why do companies and export grow? Why does everything happen after all? Because the Hi-Tech Park has become an attractive place for investments and for setting up companies."
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