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More than 1.4 million Belarusians has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 so far, BelTA learned from the country's Healthcare Ministry.

Four Belarusian universities are featured in the ranking of the world's best universities, BelTA learned from the press center of the Education Ministry.

Vitebsk Oblast intends to rehabilitate 30 secondary education institutions using the loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in 2021-2022, Dmitry Khoma, head of the main education department of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee, told the media, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian school students under the tutelage of BSU professors won gold and two silver medals at the 14th edition of the International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO 2021), BelTA learned from the press service of Belarusian State University (BSU).

Belarus confirmed 1,058 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 769 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

Belarusian pilots were one of the top three teams at the Aviadarts contest of the International Army Games 2021, representatives of the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA.

On 26 August the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted an opening ceremony of the Year of the Regions of Belarus and China for 2021-2022.

Belarus does not expect a big inflow of refugees from Afghanistan, Belarus' Acting Minister of Internal Affairs Yuri Nazarenko said at a meeting of the Coordination Council of the Heads of the Competent Authorities of the CSTO Member States on Combating Illegal Migration, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs Olga Chemodanova said in her Telegram channel, BelTA has learned.

An official opening ceremony of the International Army Games 2021 and the large-scale defense technology forum Army 2021 took place in Alabino, Moscow Oblast, Russia on 23 August.