Belarus

Church’s Chicken to Enter Russian Fast Food Market

Church’s Chicken has announced the introduction of the chicken chain into the Russian market.

Popularity: 4% [?]

June 1, 2007

Russia Announces Plans to Build Pipeline Bypassing Belarus and Poland

Russian Industry and Energy Ministry wants to build the second leg of a new oil pipeline to Europe bypassing Belarus and Poland in order to reduce Russia’s dependence on transit countries, the ministry’s press service said on Thursday, April 12.

Popularity: 3% [?]

April 13, 2007

Living in Chernobyl Less Risky Than Passive Smoking

The risk of survivors of the Chernobyl accident dying early is far less than supposed, ranking about the same as exposure to air pollution or passive smoking, according to new research published on Tuesday.

Popularity: 4% [?]

April 8, 2007

Police Dissolve Anti-government Rally in Minsk

Thousands of opposition protesters gathered this weekend in Minsk, Belarus, to mark the anniversary of the short-lived Belarussian republic in 1918, the UPI news agency reports.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 26, 2007

Belarussian Plane Shot Down in Somalia

A missile fired by Islamist fighters was responsible for the plane crash that left 11 people dead in Somalia on Friday, the Reuters news agency quoted Belarus officials as saying on Sunday.

Popularity: 10% [?]

Belarus and Venezuela Evaluate Military Cooperation

A delegation of the Belarusian Government met Thursday in Caracas-based military base Fuerte Tiuna, with the Venezuelan Minister of Defense General in Chief Raúl Isaías Baduel and the President of the Venezuelan Military Industry Company (Cavim), Major General Gustavo Ochoa, in order to assess the scope of the bilateral military cooperation agreement both countries initialed in July 2006.

Popularity: 5% [?]

March 23, 2007

Belarus to Charge Rent for Land under Oil and Gas Pipelines

On Tuesday, March 20, the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree to charge rent on land under power lines, oil and gas pipelines.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 21, 2007

Ultra-Right Activists Promote Lukashenko as Russian Presidential Candidate

A Russian ultra-right movement has launched a campaign to propose Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko as a candidate for Russia’s 2008 presidential election, the Radio Free Europe reported on Wednesday.

Popularity: 2% [?]

February 28, 2007

Putin Calls Urgent Meeting on Belarus Oil Transit

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his officials on Tuesday to discuss the situation with Europe-bound oil export halted since Monday due to a trade spat with Belarus, the Reuters news agency reports.

Popularity: 2% [?]

January 9, 2007

Belarus Denies Entry Visa to German Official

Belarusian authorities refused to issue a visa for Holger Kraemer, German diplomat, RFE/RL reported Wednesday.

Popularity: 2% [?]

December 21, 2006