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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, May the 13th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12The World Health Organization says it appears likely that the novel coronavirus can be passed
00:17between people in close contact.
00:19This comes after the French Health Ministry confirmed a second man has contracted the
00:23virus in a possible case of human-to-human transmission.
00:27Since 2012, there have been 33 confirmed cases across Europe and the Middle East, with
00:3215 deaths coming from Saudi Arabia.
00:35Commuters in Dubai can now get their money back if they have been overcharged on null
00:39cards through parking meters.
00:41The roads and transport authorities say the money will be reloaded on cards once they
00:45are inserted in parking meters.
00:47The European Union is warning that the Syrian crisis is at a breaking point, as a watchdog
00:52says more than 80,000 people have been killed in the war.
00:56Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Damascus of dragging Ankara into
01:01the conflict with twin car bombings in Turkey, near the Syrian border.
01:06US President Barack Obama, meanwhile, receives British Prime Minister David Cameron at the
01:11White House today for talks on the Syrian situation.
01:15Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looks poised to secure a majority in Parliament
01:20and form the next government, as results continue to pour in.
01:24His Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz, has dominated its Punjab bastion in the poll.
01:30Sir Alex Ferguson has thanked Manchester United supporters and urged them to stand behind
01:35his successor, David Moyes, after an emotional final home game as manager last night.
01:41Already crowned Premiership champions, United finished their home engagements with a 2-1
01:45win over Swansea.
01:47Veteran ABC News anchor Barbara Walters is set to announce on The View that she will
01:52retire from TV journalism next summer.
01:55ABC said until then, Walters will continue to anchor and report for the network.
02:00Anchor specials throughout the year and appear on The View.
02:03And finally, weather.
02:04The daytime temperature will be 41 degrees Celsius, falling to 21 at night.
02:09That's all for now.
02:10Thanks for watching.
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