Day: November 26, 2021

Negotiations between the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia began in Sochi Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. This was reported on Friday, November 26, TASS reported. According to Putin, the purpose of the talks is to create conditions for the revival of Nagorno-Karabakh. He considered it positive that there are no full-scale hostilities in Karabakh, although there are occasional incidents. Putin added that Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia should strive to strengthen ties, not destroy. In 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, mostly populated by Armenians, declared independence from Azerbaijan, which tried to return it by force. In 1994, the parties signed a truce, which was periodically violated. On September 27, 2020, battles began on the line of contact between Azerbaijan and the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. A few weeks later, on November 9, the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan adopted a ceasefire statement. Baku regained control of part

WHO: sanitary measures must be observed to protect against the new COVID-19 strain The World Health Organization (WHO) recalled the precautions and prevention in connection with the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus B.1.1.529 and emphasized that in order to protect against COVID-19, it is necessary to be vaccinated and comply with sanitary measures. This was stated by the WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier, TASS reports. Related materials 00:01 – 25 November “Almost a miracle happened” Coronavirus disappeared in Japan. When this happens in Russia – the biologist answers 00:01 – November 12 “There will always be dissent” Some Russians deny the coronavirus and do not want to be vaccinated. How to convince them? According to him, in order to avoid the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus, it is necessary to reduce its circulation among people. “First of all, we are talking about wearing masks, about avoiding

Zelensky said that he expects guarantees from the new government of the Federal Republic of Germany on gas transit … This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a press marathon, which is broadcast on the page of the head of state's office on Facebook. According to him, Kiev hopes to get guarantees from Berlin to preserve the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine. He stressed that the launch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is the country's biggest tragedy, and expressed hope that the European Union (EU) will also fulfill all its promises to ensure Ukraine's energy security. Zelensky also put forward a demand for Germany to assist in resolving the conflict in Donbass and called for pressure on Russia to achieve a meeting in the “Normandy format”. Earlier it became known that the new ruling coalition of Germany agreed on the composition of the cabinet

Bloomberg: UK decided to save on railroad construction the most important projects for the development of the country's transport system, writes Bloomberg. Some local politicians accused the authorities of treason. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the Northern Powerhouse Rail program in January 2019. It included the construction of railways, the modernization of the railway infrastructure in Northern England, which was noticeably inferior to the more prosperous south of the country, as well as the improvement of rail links between regions throughout the country. As part of the program, a new metro station was planned in Manchester to expand the HS2 high-speed rail line. In mid-November 2021, the authorities decided to almost halve the program's budget of £ 34 billion ($ 46.5 billion). Due to cost savings, the construction of the Leeds-Birmingham high-speed line was canceled, and the road between Manchester and Leeds was only upgraded – a new modern line

Honda Introduces Smart Car Seat Belt Honda Motor has introduced smart seat belt technology. This is reported by The Japan Times. The Japanese corporation said in a statement that it has begun integrating artificial intelligence into its vehicles to warn drivers of road accidents. The company said it hopes to achieve zero deaths in road accidents caused by human error by 2050. One of the features of the car equipped with sensors and cameras called the presence of a smart belt, which is equipped with a tension adjustment mechanism. So, in the event of a sudden appearance of pedestrians on the road, the belt will stretch, thus giving a signal to the driver to brake. If the owner of the car tries to move to an adjacent lane while overtaking by another participant in the movement, the car will give a sound signal through the speakers built into the cabin.