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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 Company unveils 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.