Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. New boss for Manchester United. Eight killed in Bangladesh factory fire. Kuwait deports traffic violators. Israel gives go-ahead for 300 illegal homes. Pakistani prisoner dies in Indian prison. Abu Dhabi projects get approval. IPL cricket. Hard Kaur and Atif Aslam to perform at Atlantis Desi Beats. Keane and Florence and the Machine to play Sandance. The Royal Moscow ballet perform Swan Lake at Dubai World Trade Centre. Go Goa Gone on at cinemas this weekend. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, May 9, with the top stories
00:09at this hour. A fire in a garment factory in Bangladesh has killed eight people. The
00:13fire on Wednesday night raced through the lower floors of the 11-story building housing
00:17the Tung Hai Sweater Factory as well as apartments. The death toll from the collapse of another
00:21garment building has crossed 900. Kuwait has deported 503 people for committing serious
00:27traffic violations. Offenses including jumping red lights, reckless driving, using private
00:32vehicles to carry passengers illegally, and driving without a proper license. Israel has
00:37given the go-ahead to build nearly 300 illegal homes in the West Bank colony of Beit El,
00:42near the Palestinian political capital of Ramallah, a military spokesman said. A Pakistani
00:47man who was serving a life sentence in an Indian prison has died. He was beaten by another
00:52inmate and slipped into a coma. Sana'ullah Ranjeh's body will be handed over to Pakistan
00:57after formalities are completed. The Abu Dhabi Executive Council has approved infrastructure
01:02projects worth 1.5 billion dirhams. The projects include infrastructure development work at
01:07Khalifa City A, Shabbat al-Uwata Housing Project, and the Zayed City Hayath Highway.
01:13Manchester United are reportedly set to announce Everton boss David Moyes as their new manager
01:17to replace the retiring Alex Ferguson. One of Moyes' first tasks will be to convince
01:22Wayne Rooney to stay. According to British media reports, Rooney wants to leave at the
01:25end of the season. In the Indian Premier League, Kings XI Punjab take on Rajasthan
01:30Royals while Pune Warriors India host Kolkata Knight Riders. British Punjabi female rapper
01:36Hardcore and Pakistani Bollywood singer Atif Aslam perform at Desi Beats Atlantis tonight.
01:42At the same venue on Friday, Keane and Florence of the Machine play at the last Sundance Festival
01:46of the season. The Royal Moscow Ballet performs Swan Lake at the Dubai World Trade Center
01:50from tonight near in town until Monday. At the cinema, there are Bollywood films Go Go
01:55A Gone and Gippy. Big Wedding and Iron Man 3 are also playing. And finally, weather.
02:01The daytime temperature will be 39 degrees Celsius, falling to 22 at night. That's all
02:06for now. Thanks for watching. A reminder that our next bulletin will be on Sunday, but as
02:10always, you can get the latest news at golfnews.com