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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, October the 10th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09Two expatriates, one from Pakistan and another from India, have won $1 million each in the
00:16UAE's longest-running Dubai duty-free millionaire draw.
00:20Dubai duty-free held two draws for millennium millionaire to give away $1 million each to
00:26two winning players.
00:27Imran Ishaq from Lahore scored the first draw, while the second dollar millionaire is Ramesh
00:33Krishnagutty from India.
00:36Hurricane Michael's winds rose to Category 4 strength of 130 mph as it careened toward
00:43Florida, bringing a life-threatening storm surge that could cause $15 billion in damage.
00:50Residents in Michael's path were urged to evacuate before the storm moves onshore near
00:55Panama City today.
00:57The swift-moving monster has already cut Gulf of Mexico oil production by 40 percent
01:02and natural gas output by 28 percent.
01:06Storm warnings and watches have now been issued for the Atlantic coast as far north as the
01:12Carolinas.
01:13U.S. President Donald Trump said he is certain that his daughter Ivanka would be dynamite
01:19as the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., but Trump conceded that he would be accused of nepotism
01:25if he selected her to replace Nikki Haley.
01:28Haley, 46, announced Tuesday she would resign from her post as the U.S. ambassador to the
01:33U.N., effective at the end of 2018.
01:38As Trump heaped praise on Haley's performance during her tenure as the envoy to the world
01:43body, he said many people would like to replace her.
01:47Pakistan overcame the loss of Imam-ul-Haq and Harris Sohail on the fourth day of the
01:53first test against Australia in Dubai today to take their lead past 400 runs.
01:59Pakistan's debutant off-spinner Bilal Asif's deadly six-wicket spell and Pesa Mohammed
02:05Abbas's four-wicket haul destroyed Australia's first innings on the third day.
02:11It was a spectacular display from two little-known bowlers who shared all 10 wickets between
02:17them to bowl Australia out for 202.
02:22For live updates on the match, visit gulfnews.com.
02:26Taylor Swift kicked off her week with a rare political post on social media.
02:31And at the American Music Awards, she continued the conversation by encouraging fans to vote
02:37in the upcoming midterm elections.
02:39Swift won four honors, including Artist of the Year at the fan-voted show on Tuesday
02:45in Los Angeles.
02:47She beat Drake, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons and Post Malone for the top prize.
02:53And finally, the weather.
02:54Today's high across the UAE will be 39 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 degrees at night.
03:00That's all for now.
03:01Thanks for watching.
03:02And as always, you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com.