News: Belarus

We have started to collect the most important news related to Belarus in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Belarus: news

Rio Paralympics 2016: Belarus official banned for carrying Russia flag

Thursday, September 8th 2016, 17:46
related countries: Russia

A Belarus official who carried a Russian flag into the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games is banned by the IPC.
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Fruit smugglers 'upgrade' Russian border road

Tuesday, August 23rd 2016, 11:39
related countries: Barbados, Russia

Route on the Russian-Belarusian border is secretly upgraded by fruit smugglers.
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Minsk rail bosses agree to Belarusian-language playlist

Friday, August 12th 2016, 9:29
related countries: Barbados, Russia

Musical change afoot after passenger complains of too many Russian tunes in the waiting room.
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Pavel Sheremet: Murdered journalist buried in Belarus

Saturday, July 23rd 2016, 21:47
related countries: Ukraine

Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral of prominent investigative journalist Pavel Sheremet, who was killed by a car bomb in Ukraine on Wednesday.
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Leaders reinforce Ukraine peace deal

Wednesday, December 30th 2015, 17:16
related countries: France, Germany, Ukraine
related places: Minsk

The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine agree the Minsk peace deal for Ukraine must be fully implemented in 2016.
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EU and US to ease Belarus sanctions

Friday, October 30th 2015, 1:25
related countries: United States

The EU and US will suspend most sanctions against Belarus including an asset freeze and travel ban against President Alexander Lukashenko.
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Lukashenko re-elected in Belarus poll

Monday, October 12th 2015, 11:56

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko wins his fifth term with a landslide 83.5% of the vote - but international monitors say there were serious shortcomings.
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Belarus 'does not need' Russia air base

Wednesday, October 7th 2015, 9:29
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Belarus does not need a Russian air base, President Alexander Lukashenko says, despite growing pressure from Moscow to establish such a facility.
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Settled squad for Scotland's women

Tuesday, October 6th 2015, 13:08
related countries: Macedonia, United Kingdom

Defender Chloe Arthur is the only change in Scotland's squad for the Euro 2017 qualifiers against Belarus and Macedonia.
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Why does Belarus President Lukashenko take son Kolya to work?

Thursday, October 1st 2015, 13:32

Belarus president takes son on state business
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Food bug threatens Euro qualifier

Monday, September 7th 2015, 16:19
related countries: Luxembourg

Luxembourg's Euro 2016 qualifier against Belarus on Tuesday could be postponed after 16 of their 20 players get food poisoning.
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Depardieu gets Belarus scythe lesson

Thursday, July 23rd 2015, 14:13
related countries: France

French actor Gerard Depardieu is given a lesson in hand-scything by Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko during a surprise visit.
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Singer of the World winner crowned

Sunday, June 21st 2015, 21:27

Nadine Koutcher from Belarus is crowned the 2015 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World following a week-long contest.
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Ukraine rebel in ceasefire warning

Saturday, April 18th 2015, 14:11
related countries: Ukraine
related places: Kiev, Minsk

A senior separatist leader in eastern Ukraine says a ceasefire deal will fail unless Kiev recognises the independence of rebel-held territory.
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VIDEO: Defiant mood as Donetsk marks holiday

Monday, February 23rd 2015, 23:08
related countries: Ukraine
related places: Minsk

Ukraine has delayed the promised withdrawal of heavy weapons, blaming rebels for continued violations of the ceasefire reached in Minsk.
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VIDEO: Ukraine prisoners released in darkness

Sunday, February 22nd 2015, 14:19
related countries: Ukraine
related places: Minsk

Ukrainian government and rebel forces exchange dozens of prisoners, in the first step successfully carried out under the Minsk agreements.
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Ukraine prisoner swap boosts truce

Sunday, February 22nd 2015, 0:05
related countries: Ukraine
related places: Minsk

Ukrainian government and rebel forces exchange dozens of prisoners, in the first step successfully carried out under the Minsk agreements.
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