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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, January the 16th.
00:16Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:18The death toll from a blast at Aleppo University on Tuesday rose to 82 overnight.
00:23The twin blasts coincided with the first day of exams for students.
00:28Regime forces and rebels blamed each other for the carnage in a government-controlled
00:32area of the battleground northern city.
00:34In the UAE, the 2013 Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards were given to winners last night by
00:41General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander
00:45of the UAE Armed Forces.
00:48The winners ranged from large corporations to small businesses, NGOs and schools.
00:53Pakistan has accused India of warmongering over deadly clashes in Kashmir.
00:57Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Kaur made the comments after Pakistan reported another of
01:02its soldiers had been killed in firing across the militarized border.
01:07U.S. President Barack Obama is launching the most sweeping effort to curb American gun
01:11violence in nearly two decades.
01:13Tonight he will propose bans on military-style assault weapons, high-capacity ammunition
01:17clips and more than a dozen executive orders aimed at bypassing Congressional opposition
01:22to stricter gun control.
01:24Japan's two biggest airlines have grounded all their Boeing Dreamliners after an emergency
01:28landing by an all-Nippon Airways flight early today.
01:31Following the latest glitch, Boeing vowed to work with regulators and airlines worldwide
01:36to ensure fleet safety.
01:38In sport, UAE coach Mehdi Ali has called his boys born champions as the team now looks
01:43forward to their title clash against Iraq for the Gulf Cup on Friday.
01:48The UAE toppled defending champions Kuwait 1-0 last night, while Iraq beat Bahrain 4-2
01:54in a penalty shootout in the second semifinal.
01:57Cycling could be dumped from Olympics if Lance Armstrong implicates the sport's governing
02:01body of covering up a doping scheme, a top Olympic official has said.
02:06Bollywood fans can catch a glimpse of the stars of the upcoming film Race 2 in Dubai
02:10today.
02:11Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham and Deepika Padukone will visit a medical center
02:16in Bur Dubai, followed by trips to Arabian Center and Dubai Mall this evening.
02:21And finally, the weather.
02:22Today's high across the UAE will be 23 degrees Celsius, dropping to 4 degrees at night.
02:27That's all for now.
02:28Thanks for watching.
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