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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Minsk - An Indian student was knifed and hospitalized in serious condition in a provincial Belarusian town, sparking a rare university demonstration and class boycott, the Belapan news agency reported on Tuesday. The racially-motivated attack by a reported gang of Slavic nationalists took place in the central city Gomel near the town's medical school. The male victim, a medical student, was...
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Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski: Born in Gomel, Belarus in 1972, he started to learn chess at the age of 5. Today, Grandmaster Mikhalevski is one the most active players in the professional chess circuit. He resides in Israel and some of his biggest titles include winning the Israeli Under 20 Championship in 1991 and 1992, the 2005 Lake George Open, the 2005 Montreal International, the 2006...
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On the Baseline Tennis News (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
... recovery of a region where I have a personal connection,” said Sharapova, who has family roots in Gomel, Belarus. “Enabling talented young people to pursue higher education is part of a broader effort to build a brighter future for the region.” Sharapova was born in 1987 in Nyagan, Siberia, after her family fled Gomel in the wake of the Chernobyl accident. She later moved to the Black...
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BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
... of the officials of the renowned companies-exporters – Mogilevliftmash, Minsk Machine-Tool Plant, Gomelstroimaterialy, Vitebsk Carpets, Pinsk Artificial Leather Works, FEZ Gomel-Raton and the Gomel oblast executive committee. According to the diplomat, in September the Estonian capital will host more than 20 heads of the construction companies of Belarus. Estonian business...
