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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, May the 19th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10The population of Abu Dhabi city is increasing by one person every 2 minutes and 48 seconds
00:15according to figures released by the Abu Dhabi Statistics Center.
00:18The population of the city has reached around 2.5 million.
00:22A Saudi woman has made history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain.
00:2625-year-old Raha Moharraq not only became the first Saudi woman to attempt the climb
00:31but also the youngest Arab to make it to the top of Everest.
00:34Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned US-Russian peace
00:39conference could help stop the bloodshed in his country.
00:42He also repeated assertions that he has no intention of stepping down from office.
00:46A constituency in Karachi voted again under tight security a day after gunmen killed a
00:51senior politician from Imran Khan's party.
00:54Zahra Shahid Hussain was shot dead by three gunmen outside her house late yesterday.
00:59Khan blamed the MQM but party leaders denied responsibility.
01:03Roger Federer will resume his rivalry with Rafael Nadal in the Italian Open final today
01:08after he held off a spirited challenge to beat unseeded Frenchman Benoit Paix 7-6-6-4.
01:14Nadal beat Thomas Berdic 6-2-6-4 in the first semi-final.
01:19Zahir Khan had a four-wicket burst as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Chennai Super Kings
01:23by 24 runs in their final league game to keep their playoff hopes alive in the Indian Premier
01:29League yesterday.
01:30In today's doubleheader, Pune Warriors take on Delhi Daredevils while Sunrisers Hyderabad
01:35take on Kolkata Knight Riders.
01:37Denmark's Emily de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired
01:43flute and drum tune, Only Teardrops.
01:45Juries and television viewers across Europe awarded the barefoot, hippie-chic 20-year-old
01:51for the catchy love song that is driven by her deep, Shakira-like voice.
01:55And finally, the weather.
01:56The daytime temperature will be 45 degrees Celsius, falling to 25 at night.
02:00That's all for now.
02:01Thanks for watching.
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