New books on environmental protection that came out in the Year of Science in Belarus were presented by Vladimir Andriyevich, Director of the Petrus Brovka Belarusian Encyclopedia publishing house, at a press conference in Minsk on 20 November, BelTA has learned. Here are some of the books that can draw the interest of a wide audience: 50 Unique Protected Areas of Belarus, Aggressive Plants: Invasive Species in Belarus, Big Encyclopedia of the Little Professor: Flowers of the Homeland,...

The international technical assistance projects "Ratification and early implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury" and "Development of Minamata Convention on Mercury Initial Assessment in Belarus" will be carried out in Belarus, Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Alexander Korbut noted at an introductory seminar on the two projects, BelTA has learned. "In 2014, Belarus signed the Minamata Convention on Mercury. This was an essential step showing...

The 24th international film festival Listapad 2017 began in Minsk on 3 November. The opening ceremony under the slogan Truth, Love, and Beauty took place in the Moskva film theater, BelTA has learned. Deputy Prime Minister Vasily Zharko read out the words of welcome sent by the Belarusian head of state to guests of the festival. He bestowed the Belarus president's special prize for preserving and developing spirituality traditions in cinema art upon People's Artist of Russia Vladimir...

More than 18,000 polling stations will be established in Belarus for the elections to the local councils of deputies due in 2018, BelTA learned from the website of the Belarusian Central Election Commission. In particular, 2,962 polling stations will be set up in Brest Oblast, 3,112 in Vitebsk Oblast, 3,584 in Gomel Oblast, 2,389 in Grodno Oblast, 3,451 in Minsk Oblast, 2,556 in Mogilev Oblast, and 57 in Minsk. The total amount of polling stations in Belarus will reach 18,111. This...

Foreign tourists are attracted by Belarusian nature, culture and the beauty of its cities, founder of the Club of Hoteliers and Restaurant Keepers of Belarus Margarita Denisova said in an interview to the BelRos TV channel, BelTA has learned. According to Margarita Denisova, the latest data has revealed three priorities in visiting Belarus. These are its nature, culture and beautiful cities. "This is true about all the regions of out country, and this attracts not only Russians, but also...

A new potash mine in Belarus will be built by 2021, BelTA learned from the Belarusian PR agency AGT. Boreholes will be drilled and freezing operations will start at premises of the future Nezhinsky mining and processing factory in October. The potash mine is supposed to be ready by 2021. Mine shafts will be drilled using shaft boring roadheaders. Construction workers are about to finish drilling boreholes about 160m below the surface in order to begin freezing the rock. With this in...