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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, February 2. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:11US Senator Ted Cruz defeated controversial billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa's Republican
00:17nominating contest, creating a three-way presidential competition with Senator Marco Rubio. Cruz
00:23won the first state Republican contest with 28 percent of the vote compared to 24 percent
00:28for Trump. On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and US
00:34Senator Bernie Sanders came in deadlocked, both receiving roughly 50 percent in a race
00:39that was too close to call. Some agencies reported that Clinton had won by an extremely
00:44slender margin, but there was no official confirmation.
00:49Syrian peace talks have gained a bit of momentum with the UN Special Envoy formally declaring
00:53the start of indirect negotiations. Staffan de Mistura's declaration came even as the
00:59opposition accused Russia of producing a new Hitler in Moscow and supporting another Hitler
01:05in Damascus.
01:07Gold is back as a safe haven for UAE consumers. New data by the Dubai Gold and Jewelry Group
01:12suggests shoppers nationwide could have bought up to 11 tons of gold and gold jewelry in
01:18the first month of 2016, with Dubai retailers accounting for as much as eight tons.
01:25Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has been named one of the presenters for the 88th Academy
01:30Awards this year. Chopra, who has won praise for her performance in American TV series
01:35Quantico, is one of the 13 people who will present the Oscars. Other presenters include
01:40Steve Carroll, Quincy Jones, Byung-Hun Lee, Jared Leto and Julianne Moore.
01:46Cindy Crawford has denied reports that she plans to retire from modelling this month.
01:51Instead, the supermodel said her retirement was a running joke in her family. Crawford
01:56appeared to suggest in a magazine interview last week that she would quit modelling when
02:00she turns 50 on February 20.
02:03And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 22 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:08to 16 degrees at night.
02:10That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news on
02:14Girlpool.com.
02:16And as always, thanks for watching.