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Fifteen players were fined a total of $106,400 (£84,950) throughout the first six days of this year’s competition, already overtaking last year’s total of $68,000 (£54,300) enforced over the full two weeks. The heaviest fine this year was given to Bernard Tomic, who was penalised a record $58,500 (£45,000) for lack of effort in his first round clash against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Tuesday. Belarusian player Aryna Sabalenka was fined $10,000 (£7,990) for “unsportsmanlike conduct,” whilst $5,500 (£4,400) was levied against Russia’s Daniil Medvedev for the same offence after he attacked the grass court with his racquet and refused to shake the umpire’s hand at the end of the game. There are a total of 24 offences that Wimbledon bosses can hold players to account for — including punctuality, dress code, swearing and abuse of racquets and balls. In 2016, $93,500 (£70,700) worth of fines were handed out during the whole tournament, up from $62,500 (£40,000) in 2015. Saturday’s play saw Italy’s Fabio Fognini say he wished “a bomb would explode” on the AELTC after he was scheduled to play on a smaller court. Wimbledon CEO Richard Lewis said that there is likely to be a small fine for the “unfortunate” comment, adding: «It was one of those heat of the moment comments which is a very unfortunate and he was good enough to apologise straight away.” The Wimbledon boss also suggested that the “bay boy of tennis” Nick Kyrgios could be fined for how he spoke to the umpire during his match on Thursday. »Whether there's anything to do with some of the conversational discussion Nick had with the umpire, I think that maybe is worthy of scrutiny," he said.

According to the expert, Belarus currently has the same climatic conditions as Lithuania. The reserve in the Vilejka reservoir is necessary to maintain the water balance in the Belarusian territory, including the provision of drinking water to almost a third of the residents of Minsk, said Stankevich in an interview with Interfax.by He also noted that the reason for the drying up of Viliya (Neris) is the low rainfall. If more rain falls, the situation will improve. There is no guarantee that in 2-3 weeks there will be significant precipitation to increase the supply of water from the Vileika reservoir without loss to the Belarusian side. Earlier, the Minister of Environment Protection of Lithuania Kęstutis Mažeika turned to the Belarusian Environmental Protection Agency for assistance in restoring the water level in Neris. This was reported by the Lithuanian media. However, the Ministry of Natural Resources of Belarus says that there was no official request from Vilnius.

According to the official report, Lukashenka has already read the statement of Zelensky. Recently, the Ukrainian leader offered to organize an international meeting with the participation of the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, USA, Great Britain, Germany and France in Belarus. The press service notes that «there is nothing new in the policy of the president of Belarus and in his attitude to the conflict in Ukraine,» so Lukashenka supports the idea of such a summit. «As for the voiced proposals on the participants of the meeting, everyone must remember that the president of our country has repeatedly said that „this problem should be solved by us — the three Slavic peoples. Not Europeans, not Americans, but us, so that it would not be frozen as other hotspots in the post-Soviet space,“ the statement said. »But if the problem cannot be solved in such a format, and one of the parties to the conflict — in this case Ukraine — insists and offers the participation of other players, we also support this format… Moreover, Alyaksandr Lukashenka has long been talking about the U.S. involvement in the resolution of this conflict — it will be difficult to solve this problem without the Americans," the statement said.

«We are in the talks at the moment on deepening the integration processes. After we have finished dialogue on this topic, it will become clear when and how we will be unifying our gas market, making it a single market or a common market of natural gas,» Kozak is quoted as saying by the Russian news agency TASS. The Russian official hopes the solution will be found in the near future. On 28 June, Gazprom CEO Aleksey Miller said that the talks with Belarus on the extension of the gas supplies contract after 2019 were yet to begin. However, the company has reportedly received 'first proposals' from Belarus and is currently considering them. The protocol prices of natural gas that Russia and Belarus agreed upon in 2017 expires this year. Minsk insists that the price of natural gas in Russia's Smolensk region would be fair for Belarusian consumers. As of today, Belarus buys natural gas from Russia at $127 per 1000 cubic meters. In Russia's Smolensk Region, which borders Belarus, natural gas costs $70.

Two Belarusians have been detained in Tunisia. They are being suspected of espionage, the news agency Tunis Afrique Presse reports. The Belarusians allegedly had on them passports of several countries — Poland, Ukraine and Maldives. There was also mentioned «modern electronic equipment,» which the detainees had. By the way, they immediately aroused suspicion: in the city of Sfax, on the Mediterranean coast, they stayed in a hotel and did not allow the staff to enter the room. They were observed for two weeks and then searched. According to Radio Svaboda, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus «is looking into the situation» with the Belarusians in Tunisia.

«By the end of 2018 [Belarus and Russia] had to work out a common formula in order to reach comparable gas prices for Belarus and for consumers of Smolensk region of Russia in the future. And on July 1 this year, we we supposed to sign the corresponding intergovernmental agreement. It would have been a decisive and beneficial step on the way to the convergence of economic conditions for the enterprises of Belarus and Russia. It would allow to start solving other more complicated tasks of the Belarusian-Russian and Eurasian economic integration. We sent our proposals to the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, Gazprom and the Russian government. We proposed different methods but have not yet received any official conclusions. A similar situation is happening with the tax maneuver. We believe that this is a violation of the Eurasian Union Treaty,» the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus quotes the diplomat. According to the diplomat, it makes no sense to solve the problems of a single customs and tax legislation, single currency and emission center until the issues of common prices for energy supplies are resolved within the Union State of Belarus and Russia. «MAZ has to pay $278 per thousand cubic meters of gas, while KAMAZ — $65. MAZ pays 11 cents for electricity, while KAMAZ — no more than 4 cents. „Until we equalize the economic conditions, it's premature to say that we'll immediately solve the problem of a single customs and tax legislation, single currency, single emission center,“ said Ambassador of Belarus to Russia.

The figurine, unearthed by archaeologists in the ruins of an ancient city on the outskirts of Minsk, the Belarus capital, is a chess piece, probably a knight. It’s proof, in the poet’s view, that his country has existed for a millennium as a culture and polity separate from Russia. “This means that 1,000 years ago people on this spot were sitting playing chess,” said Gleb Labadzenka, the poet. “Our neighbors’ capitals — Moscow, Warsaw, Vilnius — did not even exist at this time, but here we were playing chess.” In Belarus, Ukraine and other parts of the defunct Soviet Union, an endless tug-of-war between Moscow and its former dominions has often been defined by quarrels over oil and gas pipelines, military alignments, and geopolitics. At bedrock, however, are sharp differences over history, culture and language. And it is on this front, Mr. Labadzenka and like-minded Belarusians believe, that their country can best resist pressure from President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to accelerate moves toward a so-called “union state.”

The photo of the document appeared in the TV-channel “Economy of Belarus”. [media=https://t.me/belarus_economy/458] “In connection with the preparation of the materials for the Presidium of the FTU (State Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus) on the work of the trade union and its organizational structures in social networks,” we urge you to ensure subscription by 16.07,” reads the letter. Also, Minsk Regional Trade Union of Local Industry and Public Utilities calls on the heads of cells to ensure the attendance of their pages and mandatory likes and reposts. Particular attention is being paid to the news about changes in the Labor Code.

On July 14, the British band Bring Me The Horizon will present their big program. It is not the first time that rockers will come to Belarus. In the past, every performance was sold out. There is almost no doubt that this time it will be the same, so it's better to buy tickets in advance. Moreover, the Belarusians will hear songs from the new album where the band changed its sound and moved away from the usual «metal» feel. The tickets are rather affordable with prices ranging from 67 BYN for the dance area (without commission). You can buy tickets at the ticket offices in the city, as well as here. The next day, «Chyzhouka Arena» will again host the main rock stage in Belarus, as the Thirty Seconds To Mars will come to Minsk once again. They have already visited Minsk three times — in 2011, 2014, and 2015. And in 2017, the performance was cancelled due to the economic situation in the country. Still, each previous gig was packed. Most likely, this time it will be the same. Americans are the idols of several generations at once and still remain in the tops of international music charts and awards. In addition, their front-man Jared Leto continues his acting career and has every chance to win more than one Oscar. So it will be possible to see and hear the person who is sometimes compared to a biblical hero for his appearance and voice in real life very soon. The Americans have chosen Mahiliou rockers Nizkiz which were competing with well-known European bands as their supporting band. And it is not surprising, because now the band is one of the most popular ones in the country. Tickets are still on sale with prices starting at 80 rubles. There are few seats left, but relatively good tickets can still be found on the organizers' website.

Народный художник Белоруссии Виктор Громыко скончался на 97-м году жизни. Деятель изобразительного искусства в основном известен своими полотнами, посвященными военному времени.

Более 40 дополнительных рейсов электропоездов запустят на Белорусском и Киевском направлениях МЖД для перевозки участников форума "Армия-2019", сообщает пресс-служба магистрали.

Движение пригородных поездов на Белорусском и Савеловском направлениях МЖД стабилизировалось. С увеличенными интервалами следуют только шесть электричек, сообщили в пресс-службе дороги.

Given Minsk's poor record on media and other rights, a complaints hotline for journalists should be created when Belarus hosts the 2019 European Games, two rights groups have urged.Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the call on May 3, coinciding with World Press Freedom Day."Belarusian authorities have a long and sorry history of contempt for media freedom, so it's likely they may harass independent journalists in the lead-up and during the European Games," said Rachel Denber, deputy Europe and Central Asia director at Huma...

Clean Russian crude in the Druzhba pipeline reached Belarus at 1240 on 2 May, reports the press office of Belarusian petrochemical monopoly Belnaftakhim. The chlorides-contaminated oil had been pumped out from the pipe into reservoirs.The quality of the arriving oil was checked by representatives of Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft and the Belarusian Druzhba operator Gomeltransneft Druzhba. At 1428, clean oil began to flow towards Mazyr in southern Belarus. Belarus had assumed earlier that the refinery in Mazyr would receive clean crude not earlier than by 4 May.Oil contaminated with chlorides at the level 30 times more than normal was detected in the Druzhba pipeline on the territory of Belarus on 19 April. The chlorid...

Belarusians owe banks almost BYN12 billion (over $6 billion) under consumption loans, loans for housing and cars, installment plan cards, reports TUT.by quoting the statistical data from the National Bank as of 1 April.The population’s debt to banks amounted to BYN11 billion in November 2018. In June last year, the figure was BYN10 billion.Demand for consumption loans remains high despite some measures that the authorities undertook to limit the possibilities for new loans.Earlier this year, the National Bank issued new recommendations for the assessment of the creditworthiness of clients. For example, banks now have access to the Unified Payments History Service to check how potential lenders pay their utility bills a...

Dmitry Mezentsev has been appointed as Russian Ambassador to Belarus, according to the edict signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin wrote in a statement on its official website.Mr Putin also signed another edict dismissing Mikhail Babich from the duties of Russian ambassador in Belarus and the special representative of the Russian president on the development of trade and economic cooperation with Belarus. Mezentsev was not appointed for the position of the special representative.Babich served in Belarus only for eight months. Russian media suggested that Belarus President Lukashenka had personally asked Putin to replace the ambassador.

On Monday, 29 April, law enforcement agencies detained Andrei Vtyurin, the Deputy State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus and the former head of the security service of Alexander Lukashenko. In another development, Sergey Sivodedov, CEO of the national telecommunications company *Beltelecom was also detained.A criminal case was opened against Andrei Vtyurin, his cottage in Drozdy (Minsk micro district where many top state officials live) is sealed. He was reportedly charged with bribery.According to TUT.BY anonymous sources, Sergey Sivodedov was detained on corruption charges too. The press service of the KGB declined to comment on the detention of Vtyurin or Sicodedov. Inter...

The problem of crude oil flowing via Belarus through the Druzhba pipeline is of purely technical nature and should not be politicized, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak told journlaists in a statement, reports TASS.Mr Kozak said that on 26 April officials from Russia, Belarus, Poland and Ukraine will gather for a four-party meeting in Minsk to find a solution about removing the contaminated oil from the Druzhba pipeline.The Russian official promised that the companies responsible for the contamination of oil as well as their managers would face punishment, including financial responsibility. Mr Kozak explained that four mining companies operate at the point where oil...

Foreigners with tickets to Slavianski Bazaar will be able to enter Belarus visa-free.Entrance without a visa will work from 1 to 20 July.“The decision was made by the head of state a couple of days ago”, director of the International Festival of Arts Gleb Lapitsky told journalists. Guests of the festival will need a ticket and a passport to cross the border.Visa-free entry is proof that Slavianski Bazaar is a cultural brand of Belarus, the representative of the festival added.

Activists of the Mothers 328 movement have gathered near the House of the Government in Minsk, hoping to learn the exact date of the discussion on the amendments meant to soften the punishment under Article 328 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus that deals with drug-trafficking. The activists say they have received information that proposed changes were filed with the House of Representatives earlier in the morning.“The draft is already at the House of Representatives and does not need any additional adjustment,” Mothers 328 activist Tatstsyana Kanetskaya told Euroradio. The amendments to Article 328 of the Criminal Code of B...

Three citizens of Russia equipped an illegal drug laboratory near Minsk and focused on the production of psychotropic substances (alpha-PVP and alpha-PHP).The location of the laboratory was established due to the joint actions by the Belarusian Border Service, the KGB and Russia’s FSB; three suspects being detained.

Belarusian state petrochemical monopoly Belnaftakhim on Monday said the situation with the supplies of low-quality oil from Russia to Belarus through the Druzhba pipeline had not changed. On 29 April, a delegation led by Belnaftakhim Deputy General Manager Uladzimir Sizou is in Moscow holding talks at Russia’s Energy Ministry with top managers from Russian oil companies taking part."Engineers from the Belarusian companies maintaining the Druzhba pipeline Gomeltransneft Druzhba and Polocktransneft Druzhba have taken all necessary technical measures to be able to receive clean crude oil from the Russian export point of Unecha. Currently, the pipeline on the Belarusian territory remains full with the low-quality oil con...

Prominent Russian journalist and public figure Nikolay Svanidze said during an interview with the Moscow-based radio station Serebryanny Dozhd about the offer that Belarus President Alexander Lukashenka had allegedled received from the Russian leadership. According to Mr Svanidze, he received this information ‘rather highly placed sources in Minsk.’ He said: "The ru

Reuters Belarus has moved to suspend the exports of light petroleum products to Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic states following the supply of low-quality crude oil from Russia, reports the state news agency BELTA quoting Belarusian Oil Company (BNK) Deputy General Manager Siarhei Hryb.

On 14 April almost 1,000 people in Brest protested against the construction of a battery factory. During the past year similar protests took place in Astravets, Brest, and Svetlahorsk; all against environmentally-harmful enterprises threatening neighbourhoods with dangerous factory emissions.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko Photographer: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images President Vladimir Putin may look beyond Russia for a mechanism to keep power after his current term ends. That’s making Moscow’s closest ally nervous amid spiraling tensions over Kremlin threats to slash economic subsidies.

On 12 April, tut.by reported that Belarus has pushed for an urgent modernization of it chief refineries in Navapolatsk and Mazyr to minimize the losses from the reduction of Russian oil dotations via the ‘tax manoeuvre’. However, if Russia reduces oil dotations in 2019, catastrophic consequences should not follow for Belarus. Belarus will disagree to concede to Russia in the questions of real integration, as Moscow means it: creating common customs, unification of currencies, creating a common visa space, and deployment of Russian military bases.Alexander Lukashenka and Vladimir Putin still negotiate about compensating Belarus for Russia’s latest oil tax reform. The Russian “tax manoeuvre” foresees a decrease in export duties on...

BelToll will not collect the road toll from owners of light vehicles in Belarus from 10 June to 10 July. The easing is timed to the 2nd European Games in Minsk. The owners of the vehicles with trailers with the technical gross vehicle mass of 3.