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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, April the 25th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09People gathered at the remains of a historic tower in Nepal's capital that collapsed
00:13in a devastating earthquake a year ago, as Nepalese held memorial services to mark the
00:19anniversary of a disaster that killed nearly 9,000 people and left millions homeless.
00:26Minor protests were also held with demonstrators angry at the slow rate of reconstruction in
00:31the wake of the magnitude 7.8 quake that ravaged vast areas of Nepal.
00:37The three-day Arabian Travel Market exhibition opened this morning at Dubai World Trade Center.
00:43More than 2,800 companies from over 86 countries are exhibiting at the Arabian Travel Market,
00:50which is expected to attract around 26,000 visitors from 158 countries.
00:57Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez became the first African to be named English Football's Player
01:02of the Year on Sunday, straight after the Algerian helped his team close in on the Premier League title.
01:09Mahrez was flown by helicopter to the Professional Footballers' Association ceremony in London
01:14after scoring his 17th goal of Leicester's astonishing title charge as the leaders beat
01:20Swansea 4-0 at the King Power Stadium.
01:24Prince soared to No. 1 on the US chart after his sudden death, with three of his albums
01:30entering the top 10.
01:32The pop icon passed away suddenly at a Spacely Park estate in Minnesota on Thursday, the
01:38last day under consideration for the weekly chart, indicating a massive interest in his
01:43work in the hours after the news broke.
01:47And finally, the weather.
01:48Today's high across the UAE will be 35 degrees Celsius, dropping to 22 degrees at night.
01:54That's all for now.
01:55Thanks for watching.
01:56And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.