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NABY KEITA is fed up at RB Leipzig and wants to move to Liverpool when the transfer window reopens, according to a leading German football expert. Keita, 22, agreed a move to Liverpool over the summer but has to wait until July 2018 to make it. But Lee Price, who has written two books on the Bundesliga, claims Keita is ...

Tunisia has banned Emirates airline from landing in the capital Tunis after a number of Tunisian women were prevented from boarding its flights. The move comes amid widespread anger in Tunisia, with rights groups condemning “racist and discriminatory” measures. The transport ministry said the measure would stay in place until Emirates was able to “operate flights in accordance with law ...

Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas Day message to call for “peace for Jerusalem” and dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. Acknowledging “growing tensions” between them, he urged a “negotiated solution… that would allow the peaceful co-existence of two states”. US President Donald Trump recently announced that America recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The hugely controversial move drew ...

Eleven years ago he was lining up to take part in the biggest club match in world football. During an illustrious seven-year career in the Premier League, he pocketed millions of pounds in wages, lived in a mansion and drove flashy cars. Now ex-Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue spends his days hiding from ¬bailiffs, sometimes sleeps on the floor of a ...

Guatemala plans to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said on his official Facebook account on Sunday. Morales said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and instructed Guatemala’s foreign ministry to “initiate the process to make it possible.” Guatemala, the United States, Israel and six smaller nations voted against a United Nations ...

Pope Francis has urged Roman Catholics not to ignore the plight of millions of migrants “driven from their land”, during Christmas Eve Mass. The pontiff compared them to Mary and Joseph, recounting the Biblical story of how they travelled from Nazareth to Bethlehem but found no place to stay. Many migrants, he said, were being forced to flee from leaders ...

The U.S. stock market hit dozens of records in 2017, while there was massive growth in exchange-traded funds, but by one metric things were extremely quiet on exchanges this year. According to the WSJ Market Data Group, trading volumes in the U.S. were at their lowest level in three years in 2017. Based on total composite volume, an average of ...

Ghana’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Martha Ama Pobee, says Ghana’s decision to reject the United States’ intention to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is in keeping with “relevant UN and AU resolutions”. Ghana was among 128 countries of the UN General Assembly who decisively backed a resolution effectively calling on the US to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem ...

Once the hype around cryptocurrencies dies down, there may be some real value created This could come from some of the other digital coins on the market such as Ethereum and Ripple Valuing these might become easier when they are used in the real world The world of cryptocurrencies is one of the most divisive topics in finance right now. ...

MANCHESTER CITY want Pep Guardiola to create a dynasty of domination at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola, who is 47 next month, is only half-way through his three-year contract but City’s Abu Dhabi hierarchy are planning talks at the end of the season over rewarding the Spaniard with long-term extension. He is on around £15m a year and a new five-year ...