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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, April the 28th. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:11The Saudi Health Ministry has announced 10 new deaths from the MERS virus, taking the
00:16kingdom's death toll from the disease to 102. There have been a total of 39 deaths this
00:21month, sparking growing public concern about the virus that first emerged in April 2012.
00:27Among the latest deaths was a 9-month-old infant.
00:31The underwater hump for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet will be expanded to include a
00:35massive swath of ocean floor that may take up to eight months to thoroughly search.
00:40The U.S. Navy's Bluefin 21 robotic submarine has spent weeks scouring the initial search
00:45area for Flight 370 in the remote Indian Ocean far off Australia's west coast, but has found
00:52no trace of the missing aircraft.
00:54Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was named the Professional Footballers' Association Player
00:59of the Year for 2013 and 2014 last night, becoming the first non-European to win the
01:05award. Suarez was recognized for scoring 30 goals in the English Premier Leagues this
01:09season, firing Liverpool to the top of the table.
01:13The Uruguayan was presented the award at a ceremony in London after his side's 2-0 defeat
01:18to Chelsea, which means Manchester City can secure the title if they win their three remaining
01:22games this season.
01:24Kings XI Punjab will look to make it five wins from five in this year's India Premier
01:29League when they take on mid-table Royal Challengers Bangalore in today's only match in Dubai.
01:35Spider-Man is spinning his web around the world. The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the much-awaited
01:40sequel to the 2012 film, has already made more than $132 million, even before its release
01:46in the U.S., considered one of the biggest movie markets.
01:50The film, starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Jamie Foxx, is on track to exceed
01:54the $490 million original gross two years ago, as it opens to a wider audience globally
02:00this week. It releases in the UAE on Thursday.
02:04And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 39 degrees Celsius, falling to 25
02:09degrees at night.
02:10That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:14at gulfnews.com