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A joint archaeological expedition of the Polotsk State University named after Euphrosyne of Polotsk and the State Hermitage Museum of St Petersburg has completed field work on the grounds of the lost Boris and Gleb Belchitsky Monastery in Polotsk, BelTA learned from the university.

Where raccoons are spotted in Belarus and what danger they pose to humans was explained by the Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, BelTA has learned.

Another exchange of civilians between Russia and Ukraine took place in the border area of Belarus on 13 August, BelTA has learned.

Across China, tourists are venturing into breweries, shipyards, auto plants and repurposed mines, turning spaces once designed solely for industrial production into vibrant destinations for recreation, education and shopping.

Minsk will host a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State of Belarus and Russia on 1 October, BelTA learned from the Permanent Committee of the Union State.

Centuries-old traditions of folk music and the mastery of Belarusian writers came together at the Belarusian State Museum of Folk Architecture and rural Lifestyle in Ozertso. The museum became the venue for a unique cultural event that combined two large-scale initiatives — the first national open festival of bagpipe Dudarski Fest and the Literary Vernissage book festival. BelTA correspondents went to see the event and learned how the traditional instrument is gaining new life in the 21st century.

Belarus has shown the world what it means to be a smart, strong, and successful nation, Gennady Zyuganov, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) and head of the CPRF faction in the State Duma, told journalists following a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko at the Palace of Independence on 10 August, BelTA reports.

A draft resolution of the Council of Ministers of Belarus «On the implementation of Law No. 140-Z ‘On Amending Laws on Subsurface Use’ of 15 April 2026» has been submitted for public discussion, BelTA reports citing the National Legal Internet Portal.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decrees to make leadership appointments at the Investigative Committee departments of Minsk Oblast, Mogilev Oblast, and Grodno Oblast on 6 August, the Belarusian leader’s press service told BelTA.

Belarusian diplomats took part in the forum Business Meeting on Cooperation between Enterprises of Liaoning Province and the Republic of Belarus, held in Shenyang, the capital of China’s Liaoning Province, BelTA learned from the Belarusian embassy in China.