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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, January the 7th. Here are the
00:08top stories at this hour.
00:11France will hold official ceremonies marking a year since the extremist attack on the offices
00:16of Charlie Hebdo, with the French satirical magazine defiantly reasserting its provocative
00:20spirit. President Francois Hollande will address a gathering of anti-terror security forces
00:25at Paris' police headquarters exactly one year after the attack, one of the most shocking
00:30in a bloody year for France.
00:33Qatar has become the latest country to back Saudi Arabia in its diplomatic row with Iran.
00:38The row followed mob attacks on Saudi missions in Iran following the execution of Nimr al-Nimri,
00:44an anti-government dissident in Saudi Arabia.
00:47Film and television internet streaming service Netflix is now available in the UAE. The American
00:52company launched in 130 countries overnight, including here in the Middle East. Netflix
00:57has confirmed the addition of Arabic to its support. Following the launch, Netflix is
01:02now available in 190 countries.
01:05Oil prices fell in overnight trade to a low not seen since 2004. International benchmark
01:11Brent Crude and U.S. Crude West Texas Intermediate are down 4%. Brent is selling at $32.86 a
01:17barrel and West Texas is at $32.63 a barrel.
01:22Hashim Amla resigned as South Africa captain immediately after his side drew the second
01:27test against England. The 32-year-old had been in poor form but made a double century
01:31to inspire his side's fight back after England made 629 for 6, declared in Cape Town.
01:37Amy De Villiers will lead South Africa in the third test in Johannesburg, which starts
01:41on January 14.
01:43Bollywood actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra has won the Favorite Actress in a News
01:47TV Series award at the People's Choice Awards 2016 for her lead role in American TV thriller
01:53series Quantico. The 33-year-old plays the role of an FBI agent named Alex Parrish in
01:58the show.
02:00And finally, the weather today is high across the UAE. It will be 23 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:04to 14 degrees at night.
02:06That's all for now. Thank you for watching. Reminder, our next bulletin will be on Sunday,
02:10but as always, you can get the latest news on golfnews.com