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Taking a remarkable second stage victory in succession, Ivo Oliveira claimed the final stage of the Tour de Kyushu and landed the overall title for UAE Team Emirates-XRG.

The Belarusian Housing and Utilities Ministry is working on abolishing mandatory auctions for the sale of vacant rental housing in a number of cases, Belarusian Deputy Housing and Utilities Minister Andrei Romashko told Belarus 1 TV Channel, BelTA has learned.

Indonesia’s Culture Ministry is holding the 2026 Indonesian Traditional Music Festival (FMTI) in 10 districts and cities to bring together traditional music, knowledge, communities, artists, and the public, while driving a culture-based economy.

Belarus is welcoming its allies from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) representing Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, the press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA.

Scientists have investigated materials that break down pollutants in water when exposed to light. Such materials are known as photocatalysts: they absorb light and trigger reactions that break down pollutant molecules. This approach is considered promising for wastewater treatment. The research was carried out by staff at the G. A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), according to the Ministry of Education and Science’s website.

Deputy Energy Minister Vladislav Dolgy outlined the development strategy for Belarus’ energy industry through 2030 during the 4th international scientific conference Sustainable Energy Development in Belarus: Status and Prospects, BelTA has learned.

Manufacturing is currently the most pressing topic for the state. Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi made the statement in an interview with the First News TV Channel, BelTA has learned.

Belarus counts on the closest possible cooperation with Russia’s PSB Bank, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Chairman of PSB Bank Petr Fradkov in Minsk on 5 October, BelTA has learned.

A group of Russian scientists, including researchers from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU), a TV BRICS partner, has demonstrated that the electrical response of a flexible magnetoelectric material can be significantly enhanced and stabilised by predefining the arrangement of magnetic microparticles within a polymer layer. The findings could help in the development of flexible sensors, autonomous energy sources and biocompatible electronic devices. This was reported on the website of the university.

The sustainable growth of the Belarusian and Russian economies is ensured, among other things, thanks to the integration of the two countries, Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin said during a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State of Belarus and Russia in Minsk on 1 October, BelTA has learned.