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00:00Good day and welcome to the Golfies update for Monday, March 24. Here are the top stories
00:09at this hour.
00:10Russian troops on Monday seized control of a new Ukrainian military base in Crimea, throwing
00:15stun grenades and tying up the hands of Ukrainian marines. The troops stormed the naval base
00:20in Fedosea in eastern Crimea in the early hours of the morning.
00:23Chinese military aircraft searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines spotted several
00:27suspicious floating objects on Monday in remote seas off Australia. The latest sightings
00:32followed reports by an Australian crew of a floating wooden pallet and strapping belts
00:36in the icy southern Indian Ocean.
00:39Dubai could attract at least two additional cruise companies within the next five years
00:42according to a top tourism official. Hamad Bin Majreen of Dubai's Department of Tourism
00:47and Commerce Marketing said the authorities in talks with a number of cruise companies
00:50such as US-based Carnival Corporation and PLC.
00:54A cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was killed in battles with rebels near the
00:58border with Turkey yesterday. Ilal al-Assad, local head of the National Defence Force militia
01:03and seven of his fighters were killed in clashes with Nusra Front and other Islamist brigades.
01:09Turkey's President Abdullah Gulen has said he believes the country would soon lift its
01:12ban on Twitter. The ban was implemented Thursday shortly after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
01:17threatened to wipe out Twitter, earning strong rebukes from rights groups and the country's
01:21Western allies.
01:23Emirates is ending flights to Clark in the Philippines just seven months after launching
01:27the route. The decision followed a review of the airline's operations to ensure the
01:30best utilisation of its aircraft fleet, a spokesman said.
01:34In sport, Alain Omessi-Hattrick gave Barcelona a 4-3 win away to Real Madrid in an El Clasico
01:39Classic last night. Omessi became the all-time top scorer in matches between the two teams.
01:44However, the game was marred by controversy as referee Alberto Undiano-Malanko gave three
01:50dubious penalties and sent off Real defender Sergio Ramos.
01:54The Rolling Stones will play in Paris in June for the first time since 2007, after postponing
01:59a tour down under due to the death of Mick Jagger's girlfriend. The Stones already have
02:03a string of dates planned across Europe for June, including in Germany, the Netherlands,
02:07Belgium and Italy.
02:08And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE with 29 degrees Celsius dropping to
02:1221 degrees at night.
02:14That's all for now, thanks for watching. As always, you can get the latest news on
02:17golfnews.com
02:20And as always, thanks for watching.