Man suspected of beating policemen dies in Zhodzina jail
A Slutsk inhabitant, 37, suspected of beating policemen has died in Zhodzina prison #8. Ihar Barbashynski’s case (disobedience to the police) had been considered by Slutsk District Court for more than a month. read more
European Commission visits Astravets NPP
The European Union wants to provide more technical assistance to the State Nuclear Control service, said deputy Director General for Energy of the European Commission Gerasimas Thomas, who was at the Astravets construction site. read more
Teenage hacker from Stolin steals more than 7K dollars
Young man stole money from the cards of social networks users. More than a hundred people were affected. read more
Vandals spoil street art in Minsk's Kastrycnickaja Street (photo)
Vandals have spoilt the street art made in Minsk Kastrychnitskaya Street during the festival Vulica Brasil. The works of famous street painters Os Gemeos and Finok Finok have also been spoilt, tut.by refers to one of the coordinators of Vulica Brasil Karalina Palyakova. read more
Ihar Boki becomes six-times Rio Paralympics champion
Ihar Boki of Belarus grabbed his sixth gold medal on the last night of the swimming competition for visually impaired athletes at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. He won the men's 100 meter backstroke final with a new world record - 56.68 seconds. read more
Belarusian startup Kino-mo up for investment from billionaire Mark Cuban
Startup Kino-mo, founded by the Belarusian developers Kiryl Chykeyuk and Artem Stavenka, has signed an investment agreement with Mark Cuban, an American businessman and investor whose investment portfolio includes over 50 companies. read more
Yury Chyzh released from jail
Yury Chyzh, a prominent Belarusian businessman who was arrested in March, was reportedly released on Wednesday. read more
Belarusian Andrei Pranevich wins fencing competition at Paralympics
Another Belarusian has won a gold medal at the Paralympics in Rio. Andrei Pranevich has become the best fencer in a wheelchair. Pranevich passed the group stage successfully and managed to defeat Briton Dimitri Coutya (15:13) and Ukrainian Oleg Naumenko (15:8) in the play-off and Iraqui Ali Omar read more
Antique books found in paper recycling container in Minsk
An unusual find has been noticed by specialists of the recycling company Belgips Eka. The company owns numerous paper recycling containers installed in Minsk. read more
Belarusian Paralympian wins gold setting new world record
Ihar Bokiy covered the distance of 100 meters butterfly with a record time. read more |