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Belarus and Serbia are competing the implementation of 12 projects in healthcare, informatics, new materials and biotechnology, BelTA learned from the State Committee on Science and Technology.

The European Union, seeking to deal another "crushing" blow to the economy of Belarus, has recently adopted a new package of sanctions. Among them is a ban on the supply of used or second-hand clothes from the EU. Press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Glaz commented to BelTA on how Belarus has taken this measure and why it can be considered a boon for the country.

The Belarusian national air carrier Belavia made it to the Top 12 airlines serving best in-flight dining, according to the rating data of the British analytical service Moneysupermarket, BelTA has learned.

As of 1 August 2024, a total of 139,783 large families have opened deposit accounts in Belarus under the family capital program, including 82,600 deposit accounts to the total amount of $826 million and 57,200 deposit accounts to the total amount of Br1.47 billion, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Labor and Social Security Ministry. 

Consultations between the Security Councils of Belarus and Russia will be held in Moscow on 12 August. The Belarusian delegation will be led by State Secretary of the Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich, BelTA learned from the State Secretariat of the Security Council of Belarus.

State Secretary of the Belarus-Russia Union State Dmitry Mezentsev and State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich held a working meeting in Minsk on 8 August, BelTA has learned.

More than 105,000 first-grade students are expected to enroll in Belarus in the new academic year 2024/25, Director of the National Institute of Education Valentina Ginchuk said in a new episode of BelTA’s The Nation Speaks project.

The second Belarus-Uzbekistan Women's Business Forum will be held in Tashkent on 26-27 August, Chairperson of Council of Republic Natalya Kochanova said during a meeting on the forum, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian Education Minister Andrei Ivanets revealed some preliminary results of the 2024 university admissions process as he spoke to the media on 5 August, BelTA has learned.

More than 6.1 million tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, has been threshed in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry.