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While making the case for a visitor levy earlier, he said York and North Yorkshire's case was the only one backed by in-depth academic research.

Howe was keen to stress he "backed" Pope after the game, despite the poor decision, pointing to how the goalkeeper made "some really good saves against Manchester City just three days ago".

Early discussions for the new fleet call for roughly 280 to 300 crewed ships backed up by large numbers of unmanned vessels.

Since sanctions were imposed, global Mastercard and Visa payment cards have been blocked at NIS petrol stations, while cash and payments with the domestic Dina card -- backed by the central bank -- have continued.

Stablecoins, such as USD1, are typically pegged to the dollar and backed by an equivalent amount of reserves, while other tokens, such as WLFI, swing in price on exchanges depending on investor demand.