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Winter grain crops were sown on 1,289,900 hectares of land (83.9% of the plan), BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.
As of 5 October, some 8,060,300 tonnes of grain crops and rapeseed were cropped in Belarus. This included 7,019,600 tonnes of grain and leguminous crops as well as corn.
Harvesting of corn kernels is underway in all the oblasts of the country, with 80,700 hectares of land already cleared. Some 640,500 tonnes of corn kernels were...
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The national air carrier Belavia is changing its flight schedule to Dubai and Sharjah in October, BelTA learned from the airline.
At present Belavia flies to Sharjah on Tuesdays and Fridays with departure from Minsk at 00:50 and arrival in Sharjah at 08:00, and departure from Sharjah at 09:00 and arrival in Minsk at 14:00. Starting from 29 October, Saturday flights will be added to the schedule.
Belavia flies to Dubai three times a week: on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays....
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A new school year has begun, and now children will spend more time in educational institutions. Do children know how to behave in the event of a school fire?
Dmitry Abalonsky, 7 years old:
– At my school, the school bell is being used to signal. All children know that two short and one long are alarms. The main thing is not to panic in any emergency situation and listen to the teacher, because he will help you quickly evacuate.
Polina Shvedova, 10 years old:...