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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, July 25. Here are the top stories
00:10at this hour.
00:11A train hurtled off the tracks in northwest Spain, killing at least 77 passengers and
00:16injuring more than 140, officials said. Four carriages overturned in the smash late last
00:20night, with early reports suggesting the tragedy could be due to speeding. Bodies covered in
00:25blankets lay next to the overturned carriages as smoke billowed from the wreckage.
00:30Egypt is tense today after a brewing face-off looked likely to take place between supporters
00:34of the military and Islamists tomorrow. Backers of ousted President Mohamed Morsi are set
00:39to protest, while Defense Minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called on Egyptians to rally for the
00:43military to give a mandate to fight terrorism.
00:46China charged disgraced senior politician Bo Xilai with bribery, abuse of power and
00:51corruption, paving the way for a trial seen by many as a test for legal reform and President
00:56Xi Jinping's commitment to combat corruption. Bo will be the highest-profile communist official
01:01to be put on trial in China for decades.
01:05Little Prince finally has a name, George Alexander Louis. Prince William and his wife Kate announced
01:10last night they had selected a moniker steeped in British history, adding that the baby will
01:14be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.
01:18In business, telecom operator Doos said its second quarter net profit jumped 46 percent
01:23to 474 million dirhams compared to the same period last year, as it won new subscribers
01:29and earned more revenues from data.
01:31Sport and Pakistan wrapped up a 3-1, one-day international series triumph in the West Indies
01:36with a four-wicket victory in the final match last night. Meanwhile, new Bayern Munich coach
01:41Pep Guardiola got one over his former employers at Barcelona with a 2-0 friendly victory at
01:47the Allianz Arena last night.
01:50And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 49 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:54to 30 at night.
01:56That's all for now. We will be back with the newscast on Sunday, but you can always get
02:00the latest news at golfnews.com