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Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov met with DPRK Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Son Gyong on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, BelTA learned from the ministry’s press service.

All the winners and medalists of the 2026 Belarusian Summer Biathlon Championship have been determined at the Raubichi National Winter Sports Olympic Training Center on 24 September, BelTA has learned.

A nationwide scientific and practical seminar, Modern Approaches to Endoprosthetics of Large Joints, was held at the National Scientific and Practical Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics on 23 September, as part of which leading orthopedists from Belarus and Switzerland conducted a landmark workshop for 20 Belarusian specialists, BelTA learned from the Healthcare Committee of the Minsk City Hall.

Researchers from South Ural State University (SUSU), a TV BRICS partner, have proposed a method that makes it possible to calculate the actual peak load on power grids using average monthly electricity consumption data. The development is particularly relevant for regions where electricity is becoming the main energy source and networks are operating close to their capacity limits. The method is described on the university’s website.

Breeders at the Polesie Institute of Plant Growing have presented a new corn hybrid, Vivalen 1322. Since 2026, it has been officially included in the State Register of Varieties of Belarus and recommended for cultivation for grain and silage, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin visited the Spartan-Agro private farm in Molodechno District on 24 September, BelTA learned from the government’s press service.

The nominal gross salary in Belarus averaged Br3,135.9 in August 2026, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Statistical Committee Belstat.

China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) has identified more than 1,300 pulsars over the past decade, outnumbering the total pulsar discoveries made by all other international telescopes over the same period, according to an academic conference that opened on Wednesday.

On 23 September, Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov took part in high-level events and held bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, BelTA learned from the ministry’s press service.

Belarus and the Maldives have signed an agreement on a mutual visa waiver, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.