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Emergencies Minister Vadim Sinyavsky told the Belarus 1 TV channel about the rescue operation in Türkiye, BelTA informs. “The rescue operation in Türkiye was successfully completed. The Belarusian rescue team was put together within a very short period of time upon the instruction of the president. The relief team returned alive and well, having fulfilled their task,” Vadim Sinyavsky said. The minister pointed to extremely difficult working conditions. “The rescue workers...

The Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP) showed the best results in fire safety management during the competition carried out by the Belarusian national energy company Belenergo, BelTA learned from the company's information and public relations department. The winners were chosen based on their fire safety practices. The commission assessed the activities to ensure fire safety, fire prevention, professional development of fire protection engineers, study and spread of best...

Belarus' Deputy Economy Minister Dmitry Yaroshevich told the Belarus 1 TV channel how the Belarusian economy performed at the beginning of the year, BelTA informs. “Thanks to consistent work of the government and economic operators, we have managed to achieve good intermediate results. The performance of the manufacturing industry stood at 94.6% by the end of the year and in January it was 95.9% year-on-year. It is important to note that this growth was driven by high-tech...

The COVID-19 infection, syphilis and gonorrhea have been removed from the list of high-risk diseases in Belarus. This decision was formalized by Healthcare Ministry's Resolution No. 25 of 3 February 2023. The document was published on the National Legal Internet Portal, BelTA informs. This document amends Healthcare Ministry's Resolution No. 75 of 15 June 2012. The updated list includes active respiratory tuberculosis, plague, cholera, anthrax, and hemorrhagic fevers caused by...

Lithuania is ending cooperation with Belarus to ensure uninterrupted flow of transport across the border, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee. The Lithuanian side informed that the State Border Guard Service at the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania us unilaterally terminating cooperation with customs and border services of Belarus to ensure the uninterrupted flow of transport across the border and increase the capacity of road checkpoints. The...

The judicial systems of Belarus and Russia must be synchronized, Chairman of the Belarusian Supreme Court Valentin Sukalo told the media, BelTA has learned. The Supreme Court jointly with Belarusian State University will hold a conference “Belarusian justice: historical experience and the present” on 15 February. The conference will bring together representatives of the scientific community, the heads of the key government bodies and also judges of the EAEU Court, the CIS...