On March 23, 2013, around 2 billion people in over 5,000 cities worldwide will turn off their lights for 1 hour (8:30 PM - 9:30 PM local time) to express their concern about the dangerous consequences of climate change.

In Glubokoye, on July 21, the monumental and decorative sculpture "Vishenka" (Cherry) will be solemnly unveiled. Not long ago, the residents of Glubokoye named the cherry the symbol of their city. And to finally solidify this brand for themselves, they decided to host the "Cherry Festival".

A snuffbox from the 1930s of the last century has returned from Austria to Vitebsk. Thanks to the initiative of a resident of Chelyabinsk, a new museum item has replenished the collection of the Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore, the cultural institution reported.

Two mobile heating and catering points begin operating today in Vitebsk, the Vitebsk regional organization of the Belarusian Red Cross Society (BRCS) informed a BELTA correspondent.

Shamordino Monastery. Veneration of Miraculous Icons and immersion in the Holy Spring, which helps to heal from many illnesses (a book of healings is kept). Optina Pustyn Monastery (the pearl of Orthodoxy) - excursion, visit to church shops, immersion in the spring (healing spring). Holy Trinity Monastery (Boldino), All-night Vigil, Supper. Preparation for Communion.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection has adopted a resolution prohibiting amateur fishing on a section of the Western Dvina River from the Vitebsk HPP dam for a distance of 800 m downstream to the confluence with the Luzhesnyanka River.

The Polotsk Border Guard Detachment informs about the temporary suspension of pedestrian traffic through road checkpoints.

Archbishop Claudio Gjerrotti, the Apostolic Nuncio (Vatican's Ambassador to Belarus), visited Novopolotsk. He personally paid his respects to the Chairperson of the City Executive Committee, Natalia Kochanova.

At the interview for the extension of contracts – two district heads – Lepel and Sharkovshchina. Both have been in office since November 2012.

The Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus for the Vitebsk region has completed the investigation of a criminal case initiated against a 63-year-old resident of Vitebsk city, who is accused of committing fraud on a particularly large scale.

Polish businessmen are ready to implement projects for the production of knitwear and hosiery.

July 31, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA/. RUP "Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant" has developed an investment proposal for the development of cargo transport logistics, the plant's director Vladimir Troitsky told a BELTA correspondent. The business plan for the promising development of the Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant, along with technical re-equipment and the development of new types of services, involves the implementation of a project to create a transport and logistics center. The total cost of the investment project is estimated at $11.6 million.