News on 2.08.2010

2.08.2010

Radio France Internationale: New geopolitical coalition of Belarus, Syria and Venezuela is a yak

18:10, — Politics

Observers of Radio France Internationale (RFI) mark paranoid unwillingness of Aliaksandr Lukashenko to say goodbye to his rule.

Belarusian authorities do not help Russia to fires (Photo, video) 67

16:57, — society

Ukraine has offered its neighbours assistance to fight wildfires, while Belarus continues to keep silent.

Unscheduled tax audit in publishing house of “Nasha Niva” newspaper 6

14:03, — Politics

It has become a continuation of two warnings issued to the newspaper for articles dedicated to the film “Godbatka”.

Mass media: Lithuanians are on a short leash in Belarus, Belarusians in Lithuania are free 2

12:50, — Politics

The signing of the agreement between Belarus and Lithuania on the simplified order of movement in frontier zone was brought to a standstill.

American media: Days of Belarusian dictator are numbered

12:13, — Politics

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka is feeling the chilly wind of Russia-US detente these days.

In Information War, Documentary Is Latest Salvo 19

11:59, By Michael Schwirtz, «The New York Times» — Politics

A new documentary film about the Belarussian president, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, portrays him as a bumbling tyrant enamored of Hitler and Stalin.

Negative balance of foreign merchandise trade in Belarus achieved $3,51 billion 20

11:42, — Economics

And these are data only for 6 months. Taking into account July, negative balance is higher.

Young people in Belarus arrested for national symbols 10

11:25, — Politics

On August 1 two Young Front activists were detained in the town of Barysau for propagation of national symbols.

Lithuanian Prime Minister: Plans of Belarus’s plans of nuclear power plant construction remain vague 2

10:06, — Nuclear power plant in Belarus

On Sunday Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius visited a construction site near the border of Lithuania, where Belarus plans to build a nuclear power plant.

Russia compares Lukashenka with Castro – it’s time for him to quit 37

9:58, — Politics

Making relations with an authoritarian, and not a democratic leader, one’s foothold makes a major power a pawn in manipulations

Belarus not joined UN Convention on Cluster Munitions 4

9:12, — Politics

The UN Convention on Cluster Munitions came in force on August 1.

Azarenka won over Sharapova on the tournament in Stanford 16

0:47, — Sport

Belarusian tennis player Viktoriya Azarenka won a victory over Russia’s Maria Sharappova who has Belarusian roots.