Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a decree to amend a number of decrees on youth policy: Decree No. 367 "On improving the mechanism to encourage creative work of young scientists" of 11 August 2005, Decree No. 425 "On grants of the President of the Republic of Belarus in science, education, healthcare, culture" of 13 September 2013 and Decree No. 559 "On state support for the public association ‘Belarusian Republican Youth Union'” of 17 December 2012, BelTA learned this from the press service of the head of state.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to Cuba President Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez as the country celebrates Liberation Day of the Republic of Cuba, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Refugees, especially families with children, hoped that they would celebrate the New Year not on the border, but in more comfortable conditions, in the EU countries, one of the refugees staying in a temporary accommodation facility near the Belarus-Poland border told BelTA.

The first baby of 2022 in Vitebsk Oblast was born to the family of Maria and Semyon Vradiy in Vitebsk city clinical maternity hospital No. 2 on 1 January. The baby boy Aleksandr weighed 3,860g.

Belarus confirmed 1,510 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours; another 1,777 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospital, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has send New Year greetings to foreign leaders, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Thursday, 30 December 2021 11:31

Opinion: Belarus emerges victorious again

Belarus is entering the New Year as a country that successfully dealt with another set of challenges, Secretary General of the Belarus Red Cross Dmitry Shevtsov told the ONT TV channel, BelTA informs.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has given a New Year gift to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, BelTA has learned.

Over 3.6 million people in Belarus have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.