Belarus ran into the New Year in a sportive way. Traditionally, on January 1, the buffs of a healthy lifestyle joined the Sobriety Race. Athletes from different parts of Belarus take part in it. And this time more than 500 people wishing to run 5 km and get an unforgettable energy boost for the whole year gathered at the start near the Christmas tree near the Palace of Sports. A sea of smiles, New Year mood and colorful costumes of the participants. Even Santa Claus changed his warm felt...

Children from Palestine were invited to the New Year Eve's children's performance in the Palace of the Republic attended by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, BelTA learned. “We came to Belarus with five kids. They have been to the circus and the New Year's performance, which was their first ever experience. Their impressions are unforgettable," mother Elena Shaat said. Her children do not speak Russian and were a little shy to talk to journalists. The conversation continued...

The Our Children charity campaign is all about compassion and devotion to the Fatherland, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats said as he visited the social-pedagogical center of Oshmiany District as part of the Our Children charity campaign, BelTA has learned. "It's an important campaign. It is the government taking care of children. It is about compassion, kindness and devotion. We want the younger generation to be worthy citizens of the country. We want them to be...

Belarus' national New Year Tree has made it into the top 10 tallest New Year trees in the CIS, BelTA learned from the data of the TourStat portal. The country's national New Year Tree, 30 meters high, is located on Oktyabrskaya Square in Minsk. Its official lighting ceremony took place on 15 December. According to the rating, the top ten tallest New Year trees in the CIS countries include trees in Ashgabat (44m), Yerevan (37m), Tashkent (35m), Baku (34m), Bishkek (32m), Minsk (30m),...

Venues to host the 11th Forum of the Regions of Belarus and Russia, traditionally held under the auspices of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus and the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia and slated to take place in Vitebsk Oblast in 2024, were reviewed at a meeting headed by Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova in Polotsk on 23 December, BelTA has learned. The upcoming Forum of...

Many people are concerned about radiation monitoring within the grounds of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP). It is conducted round the clock, Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich said in an interview with the Economy of Belarus magazine. “Information is analyzed both at the site of the nuclear plant and in the monitoring area - at the posts of the automatic radiation monitoring system. There are nine of them in total, and one more is located in the urban settlement...