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Photo of the Vitebsk Regional Department of Emergency Situations March 2, Minsk. Unextinguished cigarettes claimed the lives of two people in the Liozno and Postavy districts, BelTA informs citing the Vitebsk Regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. In the Liozno region, a fire occurred late in the evening on March 1 in the village of Uno. The units of the Ministry of Emergency...

Pixabay Photos March 1, Minsk. Rise in food prices in the UK reached 17.1% in four weeks. At the moment, this is considered a record high, according to Reuters. According to the British market research company Kantar Group, the fastest growing prices for products such as milk , eggs and margarine. The organization's study says UK households will now face £811 extra on their eligible shopping bills...

February 28, Minsk. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko left for a state visit to China , BelTA has learned. This visit will be a continuation of the long-term course of building friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation with the People's Republic of China. In September 2022, at a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, the leaders of Belarus ...

Photo by Belinterexpo February 28, Minsk. Belarusian enterprises at the food industry exhibition Gulfood in Dubai signed contracts for more than $4 million, BelTA learned from Belinterexpo of the BelCCI. Within the framework of the exhibition, domestic enterprises agreed to supply their products to distributors, wholesale buyers and food manufacturers from around the world.The Rogachev Dairy Plant...

February 26, Minsk. The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection spoke about the most significant innovations included in the draft law "On amendments to laws on labor relations", which were being worked on in 2022, BelTA informs.The main thing in the bill is to improve the regulation of remote work. It is planned that it can be carried out in the form of combined work, which allows to alternate pe...

February 26, Minsk. In Belarus, the number of injured at work in 2022 decreased by 5%, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, summing up the results of the industry for 2022.Last year, we managed to maintain a downward trend in the overall level of industrial injuries. Compared to 2......

During the final meeting February 24, Minsk. In the public sector of agriculture, it is necessary to increase production by at least 5%. Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats told journalists during the final collegium of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, BelTA has learned. "In the public sector of agriculture, it is necessary to increase production by at least 5%. At the same time, the volume o...

Leonid Zayats February 24, Minsk. In 2022, 233 livestock enterprises in Belarus were equipped and re-equipped with machinery. Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats told journalists during the final collegium of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, BelTA has learned. “Among other things, in 2022 we invested in the modernization of our main facilities. Thus, we underwent technical re-equipment and eq...

February 24, Minsk. Belarus has no problems with the sale of food products abroad. Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats told journalists during the final collegium of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, BelTA has learned. "Despite some temporary difficulties, I see no problems with the sale of our food products abroad. They are still in great demand because of their quality characteristics. As an...

February 24, Minsk. In the Vileika district, a lawless man was detained, who knocked down a woman to death and disappeared. BelTA was informed about this by the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee. On February 23, at 21:45, on the 20th km of the Kurenets - Lyuban - Shemetovo highway near the agricultural town of Izha, Vileika district, a 36-year-old lawless man d...

February 24, Minsk. One of the main tasks of the Gosstandart system is to ensure the safety of manufactured products. This was announced by the chairman of the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus Valentin Tataritsky at a meeting of the final board of the department, BelTA has learned. Valentin Tataritsky also noted the unification of standards within the EAEU. "The unifi...

Photo of the Prosecutor General's Office February 24, Minsk. The prosecutor's office of the Moskovsky district of Minsk demanded to eliminate violations during pre-trip and other medical examinations in relation to public transport drivers. This was reported to BelTA in the information service of the capital's department. It was established that on January 4, 2......

February 24, Minsk. A non-working Minsk resident damaged someone else's car, BelTA was told in the Main Department of Internal Affairs of the Minsk City Executive Committee. A resident of the capital appealed to the Leninskoye police department of Minsk and said that under unknown circumstances, a foreign car belonging to him was damaged. The operatives established that the property of the victim ...

February 23, Minsk. The prosecutor's office of the Vileika district upheld in court the state prosecution against a 43-year-old resident of Molodechno, who was charged with driving while intoxicated , which negligently caused serious bodily injury, BelTA informs citing the information service of the prosecutor's office of the Minsk region. It was established that on August 13, 2......

February 23, Minsk. Over the past year, all organizations of "Belgospischeprom" completed the completed key tasks. This was discussed at a meeting of the concern's council following the results of the year, BelTA learned from the press service of Belgospischeprom. The results of the work of the organizations that are part of the Belgospischeprom concern for 2......

Viktor Karankevich.Photo by the Ministry of Energy February 22, Minsk. An effective agricultural policy ensures a high level of food security in Belarus. Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich stated this during a meeting with students of the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy, BelTA learned from the press service of the department. Viktor Karankevich noted that the agricultural sector forms about ...

February 22, Minsk. Over the past five years, the use of psychoactive substances has caused the death of more than 10,000 citizens, Prosecutor General Andrei Shved said at a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic, BelTA has learned. "The enforcement of the legislation on the prevention of the use of psychoactive substances and the organization of drug treatme...

February 22, Minsk. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has changed the marginal minimum prices for goods sold under foreign trade agreements. This is provided for by the decree of the department of February 20, 2023 No. 24, which is officially published on, BelTA informs. The cost of products is set depending on the region of export: Russia , EAEU countries (except Russia), CIS countries and Geo...

February 22, Minsk. In Belarus, in 2022, the number of deaths from fires decreased by almost 7%, Prosecutor General Andrei Shved said at a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic, BelTA has learned."Particular attention is paid to the prevention of the death of citizens from external causes. In particular, the joint work of the prosecutor's office, the Ministr...

February 22, Minsk. In Belarus, industrial injuries decreased by 5.5% in 2022, Prosecutor General Andrei Shved said at a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic, BelTA has learned. "The level of occupational injuries decreased by 5.5%, while the number of deaths at work, unfortunately, remained at the same level," Andrey Shved said.81 employees were in a state...

February 21, Minsk. Chairman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova got acquainted with the work of the Minsk Crystal OJSC enterprise, the managing company of the Minsk Crystal Group holding, and met with the staff, BelTA has learned. Natalya Kochanova noted that she could not help but visit this enterprise. “It was my duty, because when the director of your enterprise was at my meeting ...

Natalia Kochanova (right) February 21, Minsk. People have not felt the sanctions pressure on themselves, the economy is working stably. This was stated by Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova during a meeting with the staff of the Minsk Crystal OJSC, the managing company of the Minsk Crystal Group holding, BelTA has learned. "The year turned out well, despite the unprecedent...

February 21, Minsk. A resident of the capital hit a pensioner in a mobile phone shop for no reason, BelTA was told at the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Minsk City Executive Committee. Law enforcement officers of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Zavodskoy District Department of Internal Affairs of Minsk detained a 52-year-old resident of the capital, who hit a pensioner in...

February 20, Minsk. At the end of 2022, the amount of transactions made by Chinese companies at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) increased by 14% and amounted to about $53 million, BelTA learned from the BUCE press service.The number of participants from China also increased significantly - from 67 to 113, two of which have the status of stock brokers. Such statistics were announ...

February 20, Minsk. Nikolay Bakach, Deputy Director General for Research of the Republican Unitary Enterprise "Scientific and Practical Center for Agricultural Mechanization of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus" spoke about the new developments of Belarusian scientists for agriculture, BelTA has learned. "The efficiency of the livestock industry is 6......

February 20, Minsk. Over the weekend, 96 accidents occurred on the capital's roads, in which one person was injured. BelTA was informed about this by the UGAI GUVD of the Minsk City Executive Committee. The traffic police inspectors detained 15 drivers for driving while intoxicated. Traffic police officers also prevented 55 facts of driving vehicles by persons who do not have a driver's license.Fo...

February 19, Minsk. On the air of the TV channel, Deputy Minister of Economy Dmitry Yaroshevich told how the Belarusian economy worked at the beginning of the year, BelTA informs. "Thanks to the systemic work of the government, enterprises manage to achieve good intermediate results. The industry, compared with the whole year, worked at the level of 94.6% according to the results of the year, in J...

February 19, Minsk. In Minsk, a drunk driver nearly hit a teenager on the sidewalk. BelTA was informed about this by the UGAI GUVD of the Minsk City Executive Committee. On February 18, at about 20.45, in the yard near house No. 6/2 on Tashkentskaya Street, a 30-year-old driver of a Volkswagen car, having left the carriageway, ran into a curb, then drove forward and stopped on the sidewalk. Luckil...

February 19, Minsk Corr. BELTA/. Detectives of the Vitebsk region solved a murder that took place two and a half years ago. This information was published in the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, BelTA informs. In Orsha, in July 2020, the body of a 52-year-old man with signs of violent death was found in an apartment. "Despite the large volume of operational-search activities c...

February 17, Minsk. In Ukraine, they announced the beginning of the formation of the first Polish special forces, which will be subordinate to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, reports the Polish edition of Onet. According to the publication, the unit will be called the Polish Volunteer Legion. It will carry out reconnaissance and sabotage missions. It will include the most experienced fighters,...