Start-up from Belarusian developers gets into top 10 most oddly awesome gadgets at CES 2017
A British startup with Belarusian roots Kino-Mo got into Top 10 “most oddly awesome gadgets” at CES 2017. The ranking was compiled by USA Today. read more
You can now see how legendary Belarus tractors are made! Minsk tractor works starts industrial tours
Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ trademark) opens its doors for tourists and plans to develop industrial tourism, the plant’s spokesman told the media on Wednesday, 18 January. read more
Air pollution at more than double the safe limit in Minsk
Air pollution was more than double the safe limit in a windless Minsk on Tuesday, as roaring wood stoves around the Belarusian capital added to higher levels of particulate matter in the air. read more
Belarusians test first mobile guide that will help you travel around the country
KrokApp is a mobile app that will allow tourists to travel around Belarus without professional guides. read more
Reports: Residence near Minsk is for Gutseriyev, not Lukashenka
“A private rest home” situated near Sharkuny village, Minsk District, is not for the Belarusian President. The hotel complex Krasnaselskaye that used to belong to the President’s Administration belongs to Russian oligarch Mikhail Gutseriyev now, tut.by refers to informed sources. read more
Interior: No Syrian refugees in detention centers for illegal migrants
Belarus' Ministry of Interior has commented on the plans to open detention centers for illegal migrants to be funded by a 7-million-euros grant from the European Union. read more
New luxury residence of Lukashenka gets public attention
According to the anonymous sources of “Belsat” and residents of the Sharshuny village, placed near the estate, for several years there have been work done on the luxurious residential complex for the head of Belarus. President Lukashenka regularly visits the place. The facility has a swimming pool, read more
Hrodna woman sentenced for porn picture in VK
Dyiana Selvanava from Hrodna, Belarus, has been sentenced to two years with a year reprieve, she has to pay 690 rubles of fine, she will have her phone confiscated and will be bound by travel restrictions. read more
Svetlana Alexievich leaves Russian PEN Center
This was her response to the exclusion of Sergei Parkhomenko. read more
German media: EU plans refugee camps in Belarus
The EU is financing the construction of refugee camps in Belarus, according to an internal paper of the EU Commission seen by the German Tageszeitung (TAZ) newspaper. The Commission will transfer to Minsk some 7 million euros to finance the building. read more |