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The crew including sovereign Belarus’ first cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya has safely returned to Earth, a BelTA journalist reports from Roscosmos’ mission control center. In addition to Marina Vasilevskaya the Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and the NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara have come back to Earth. The reentry vehicle routinely landed at 10:17 Minsk time about 150km to the southeast of the city of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. It was a soft landing thanks to parachutes and thanks to...

The Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (FTUB) elected 80 delegates to the Belarusian People’s Congress at an extraordinary congress of the federation, BelTA has learned. FTUB representatives stressed: “The election of delegates to the Belarusian People’s Congress is a historic moment for the trade unions. It is another confirmation of the authority and significance of trade unions for the general public. And most importantly it is an opportunity for trade unions to directly...

Belarus meets its domestic needs in meat by 130%, Belarusian Deputy Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Nina Yemelyanova told the media on the sidelines of the Belarusian Meat international forum, BelTA has learned. “The meat industry is of great importance in our country. The available raw material base covers the domestic needs in meat by more than 130%. Thus, the national food security doctrine is observed, and there is an opportunity to build up export potential. Meat and...

The national air carrier Belavia has launched a promo to six destinations, BelTA learned from the press service of the air carrier. Promo tickets are available for the following destinations: Dubai, Kaliningrad, Sochi, Istanbul, Tashkent and Tbilisi. The sale will be running on 3-7 April.  The travel period is through 31 May 2024. The promo applies to both one way and round trip tickets. The maximum period of stay at a promo destination on a round trip is one month. Written by ...

The meeting of the first session of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the eighth convocation is scheduled for 3 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the House of Representatives. Deputies will continue to work on the formation of structures of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation. Written by  belta.by

Ethiopia is interested in MAZ passenger and utility vehicles, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian enterprise. A delegation from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has paid a visit to Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ trademark). After visiting the exhibition and the main vehicle assembly line, the foreign delegation praised the high technical equipment of MAZ and expressed interest in further purchase of Belarusian vehicles. They showed special interest in passenger...