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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, February the 25th. Here are
00:08the top stories at this hour.
00:10Inquiries on home contents insurance to cover emergencies such as fires have surged over
00:15the past few days following the Torch Tower fire in Dubai Marina on Saturday. But the
00:20spike is likely to wane over time as many residents seem unaware of the importance of
00:25having personal belongings insured in the UAE, according to insurers. Out of 676 apartments
00:31at the Torch Tower, 101 units have been closed indefinitely.
00:36Shaymane Anwar became the first UAE player to score a century in a Cricket World Cup
00:40match as he passed three figures during the team's Pool B match against Ireland today.
00:45The middle-order batsman scored 106 off 83 balls to help the UAE post 278 for 9 from
00:51their 50 overs after being put in to bat first in Brisbane.
00:56Qatar is committed to defeating Daesh. Its Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani assured
01:01US President Barack Obama in his first official visit to the White House. Obama said Sheikh
01:06Tamim was committed to fighting extremists and supporting the moderate opposition in
01:11Syria.
01:12A former Marine was sentenced to life in prison without parole after being convicted of murdering
01:17the US Navy SEAL, whose story inspired the blockbuster movie, American Sniper. Jurors
01:22unanimously rejected claims from 27-year-old Eddie Ray Ruth that he was not guilty on grounds
01:28of insanity when he killed sniper Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a Texas
01:33shooting range in February 2013.
01:36Footballer Luis Suarez scored a double on his return to England for the first time since
01:40a move last summer as Barcelona secured a 2-1 win over Manchester City. The Uruguayan
01:46struck twice in the first half to give his side the upper hand in their Champions League
01:50last-16 first-leg clash. The other tie of the night saw Juventus beat Borussia Dortmund
01:552-1 in Turin.
01:56Daniel Craig has been taking advantage of new James Bond movie Spectre being shot in
02:01Rome to sample the local cuisine in between high-speed car chases around the Eternal City.
02:07The famously super-toned 007 star has reportedly been spotted in a number of the local eateries.
02:13And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 24 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:17to 18 tonight.
02:18That's all for now. Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news
02:21on gulfnews.com