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Guardiola says no new striker for City due to Covid impact

Manchester City's strikers will have to rediscover their scoring touch because reinforcements will not be signed in January, manager Pep Guardiola has said. Guardiola explained that even with the backing of their Abu Dhabi owners, City were subject to the same financial pressures as their...

Iraqis protest after currency value slashed

Hundreds of angry Iraqis protested Monday in several cities against a currency devaluation that has slashed their purchasing power amid a pandemic-fuelled economic crisis. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) at the weekend devalued the currency by over a fifth against the US dollar, officially...

Israel parliament to vote on bill to delay election call

Israel's parliament was set to vote Monday on a proposal from its fraught coalition that would temporarily put off a call for a fourth election within less than two years in the pandemic-hit country. Israel's coalition government -- a broken marriage between Prime Minister Benjamin...

Euro MPs petition to allow medical supplies into Gaza

A group of 24 members of the European Parliament signed a petition launched Monday by the Geneva-based Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, which called on the Israeli government to lift its siege of Gaza and allow in COVID-19 medical supplies. The lawmakers include Manu Pineda, the...