Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and other Indian stars hit the red carpet at Cannes. DHA plans expansion for Dubai healthcare facilities. Syrian regime forces, Hezbollah fighters attack rebel-held Qusayr. One killed in Salafist protest in Tunisia. China-India talks boost relations. Yahoo to buy Tumblr. IPL playoffs see Sunrisers Hyderabad play Rajasthan Royals. See more at http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Monday, May the 20th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11The Dubai Health Authority has unveiled ambitious plans to boost the Emirates' healthcare facilities
00:15in line with its 2025 strategy.
00:18Rashid Hospital is to be rebuilt at a cost of 3 billion dirhams, while three hospitals
00:23will be constructed along with two five-star hotels for people accompanying patients.
00:27During a visit to the DHA headquarters, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
00:33Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, was briefed on the Authority's
00:38expansion plans.
00:39Fierce fighting has been raging in the Syrian town of Qusayr a day after regime forces backed
00:44by Hezbollah fighters stormed the rebel stronghold.
00:48The escalation threatens US-Russian efforts for a peace conference.
00:51One protester was killed and 15 policemen wounded in a clash between police and supporters
00:56of Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia.
00:58The Salafist movement called on followers to gather near Tunis for its annual congress,
01:03defying a government ban.
01:05Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has pledged to build trust with India and declared that ties
01:10between the Asian giants were key to world peace.
01:13Speaking alongside his counterpart, Manu Mhenteng, Li said China wanted to increase cooperation
01:19with India.
01:20In business, the board of Yahoo has reportedly approved a deal to buy popular blocking site
01:25Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, according to reports.
01:30If confirmed, the deal would be the largest for the internet pioneer since Marissa Mayer
01:34took over as chief executive last year.
01:37Sport and Sunrisers Hyderabad became the final team to qualify for the Indian Premier League
01:42playoffs when they beat Kolkata Knight Riders last night.
01:46They will face Rajasthan Royals in an eliminator match on Wednesday.
01:50India's new generation of filmmakers was at the forefront at Cannes as the film festival
01:55celebrated the century of the nation's cinema industry with a star-studded gala.
02:00Four Indian filmmakers appeared on the red carpet for a gala screening of their film,
02:04Bombay Talkies, an anthology to which each contributed one short film.
02:09Debakar Banerjee, Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar were joined by Aishwarya Rai
02:15Bachchan.
02:16Finally, the weather, and today's high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:21to 22 at night.
02:23That's all for now.
02:24Thanks for watching.
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