Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Deira Palm bridge to be completed by year end. Syria ceasefire enters second day. Hillary Clinton overwhelmes Bernie Sanders in South Carolina primary. Stan Wawrinka wins his first Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship. Fifty Shades of Grey wins big at Razzies. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, February the 28th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09Construction on the Deira Palm Entrance Bridge project is expected to be completed by the
00:14year end.
00:15The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority says the project will cost 150 million dirhams.
00:20It will include a waterway underneath the bridge to serve the marina and the new fish
00:25market.
00:26Syria's fragile ceasefire entered its second day today with battle zones across the country
00:32largely quiet.
00:33The truce survived a shaky first day during which state media said shells were fired on
00:39Damascus.
00:41Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina primary.
00:46The win puts her in a strong position for the presidential nominee as the race barrels
00:50toward Super Tuesday.
00:52She drew staggering support from black democrats winning the support of nearly 9 in 10 black
00:58voters.
01:00Stan Wawrinka edged out Marcos Bagdatis to secure his first Dubai duty free championship
01:06last night.
01:07The Swiss fought his Cypriot rival in a nearly 30 minute tie break before his 6-4-7-6 triumph.
01:14Fifty Shades of Grey came out on top at this year's Razzies.
01:18The awkward adaptation of E.L. James' erotic novel nabbed five prizes at the Golden Raspberry
01:25Awards.
01:26Among the wins were the worst screenplay, worst actor and worst actress.
01:32And finally the weather.
01:33Today's high across the UAE will be 28 degrees Celsius dropping to 21 degrees at night.
01:39That's all for now.
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01:48Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com