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More than 6.54 million people in Belarus have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

The minimum wage in Belarus will increase by 14.7% on 1 January, Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during a meeting with deputies of the House of Representatives and members of the Council of the Republic in the Oval Hall, BelTA has learned.

Belarus' expertise in countering cybercrime is recognized internationally, Belarusian Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Gennady Kazakevich said at an event to mark the 20th anniversary of the units to combat cybercrime, BelTA reports with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The heart of Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei stopped beating on 26 November 2022. All of a sudden! Nothing could foretell such a tragic end of the week, during which the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was busy doing what he always did - meetings, trips, and visits. At the end of the week he headed home as always, to his family and loved ones.

Deputy Director of the National Center for Recuperation and Health Resort Treatment Aleksandr Tsai spoke about the performance of Belarusian health resorts and medical spas on the BelTA YouTube channel.

The Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus signed a cooperation agreement in Moscow on 24 November, BelTA has learned.

St. Petersburg Days will be held in Minsk in April 2023. Such a decision was taken at the meeting of Minsk Mayor Vladimir Kukharev with St. Petersburg Deputy Governor Kirill Polyakov, BelTA informs citing the Telegram channel of the Minsk City Council.

Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Valery Mitskevich met with Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue on 21 November, BelTA learned from the press service of the House of Representatives.

The action plan signed with the Udmurt Republic will give impetus to bilateral cooperation, Chairman of the State Property Committee Dmitry Matusevich said, BelTA learned from the press service of the State Property Committee.

Construction of a fence in Belovezhskaya Pushcha is a politicized project, Belarusian Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Andrei Khudyk said in an interview to the ONT TV channel, BelTA has learned.