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Children from Palestine were invited to the New Year Eve's children's performance in the Palace of the Republic attended by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, BelTA learned. “We came to Belarus with five kids. They have been to the circus and the New Year's performance, which was their first ever experience. Their impressions are unforgettable," mother Elena Shaat said. Her children do not speak Russian and were a little shy to talk to journalists. The conversation continued...

The Our Children charity campaign is all about compassion and devotion to the Fatherland, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats said as he visited the social-pedagogical center of Oshmiany District as part of the Our Children charity campaign, BelTA has learned. "It's an important campaign. It is the government taking care of children. It is about compassion, kindness and devotion. We want the younger generation to be worthy citizens of the country. We want them to be...

Many people are concerned about radiation monitoring within the grounds of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP). It is conducted round the clock, Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich said in an interview with the Economy of Belarus magazine. “Information is analyzed both at the site of the nuclear plant and in the monitoring area - at the posts of the automatic radiation monitoring system. There are nine of them in total, and one more is located in the urban settlement...

The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus has summed up the national contest dedicated to the Year of Peace and Creation, BelTA has learned. The jury, which included leading scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, summed up the results of the national contest dedicated to the Year of Peace and Creation. 218 entries were named winners. The best will receive awards: diplomas and prizes. "This is the third time we have held a national contest dedicated to the theme of...

A direct flight will connect Minsk and the Chinese city of Sanya, Hainan Province, BelTA has learned. From January 2024, the Chinese airline will launch a direct flight from the city of Sanya, Hainan Province, to Minsk using an Airbus A330-300 (279 seats in Economy Class and 24 in Business Class). Flights will be operated twice a week (on Tuesdays and Saturdays). The new flight will contribute to the development of tourism, economic and trade relations between the two countries and...

It is important to support the volunteer movement in the CIS, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at a meeting of the CIS Heads of Government Council in Moscow on 18 December, BelTA has learned. Roman Golovchenko lauded the practice of declaring thematic years in the CIS to concentrate joint efforts on important topics. The year 2023 was the Year of the Russian Language as a Language of Interethnic Communication in the CIS and logically ended with the agreement to set up the...