Every third resident of Belarus does not make savings, but spends all available resources on current expenses. This is evidenced by a study conducted by Belarusian sociologists in January-February 2016. It is called the "Evaluation and Analysis of Financial Literacy of the Population of the read more

Belarusian IT project ‘Wake Up NEO…’ intended to save the world from a collision with an asteroid has hit Top 5 best in the People’s choice category of the prestigious Space Apps Challenge. read more

Photographer Anton Surapin has won Br8 million in moral damages for his time in a KGB jail. In 2012, the young photographer was detained for photos of the "Teddy Troopers", which had a great response. According to the law enforcement authorities, Anton allegedly helped the organizers of read more

Visa-free regime may be introduced in the second quarter of 2016 for foreigners wishing to receive treatment at Belarusian health resorts, Director of National Center for Health Resorts under the Council of Ministers Henadz Balbatouski said in a statement. read more

Scandinavian countries have stopped financing the European Humanities University, the council of the Foreign Ministers of Scandinavia and Baltic states reports. read more

The building of a Muslim place of worship is over in Minsk, the city authorities report. read more

Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich, the 2015 Nobel laureate in Literature, is set to found a club for intellectuals in Minsk. It is expected to open in September. read more

The European Union has expressed concern over another execution of a convict in Belarus. read more

Svetlana Alexievich has bought a three-bedroom flat in ‘Chyzh’s house’ (near the Trinity Suburb). She used to live in a two-room flat in a block of flats nearby – in Starazhouskaya Street. read more

A Belarusian national accused of fighting alongside Ukraine's extremist Right Sector has been sentenced by a district court in Minsk to five years in prison. read more