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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Tuesday, May 17.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10Police in Abu Dhabi are considering stopping an automatic 50% discount on traffic fines
00:16as the emirate has registered a 42% jump in traffic-related fatalities this year.
00:22A senior police official said a proposal has been sent to the Abu Dhabi government for
00:26consideration.
00:28The number of traffic accident deaths in the emirate has gone up from 54 to 77 in the first
00:34quarter of 2016, compared with the same period last year.
00:38A plan by presumptive Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to restore the death penalty
00:44faces strong opposition, including from the Roman Catholic Church.
00:49The tough-talking politician vowed to introduce executions by hanging after he takes office
00:54on June 30 as part of a ruthless law-and-order crackdown.
00:59Hong Kong authorities have rolled out a massive security operation as they braced for protests
01:04during a top Beijing official's visit to the city.
01:08Thousands of police officers were deployed as Zhang Dejiang, China's third-highest-ranking
01:13Communist Party official, began his three-day inspection visit to the former British colony.
01:19Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten half-century to break Chris Gayle's
01:24record for the most runs in a single Indian Premier League season.
01:28Kohli, captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, has racked up 752 runs in 12 matches so far
01:34this year, including three centuries and five fifties.
01:38His 75-run blitz last night kept the Challengers' playoff hopes alive after they crushed the
01:44Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets.
01:46Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor was found safe last night after officers received
01:52a report that she never returned from a Sunday bike ride in the area.
01:56A police spokesman said O'Connor had been located, is safe and no longer considered
02:01a missing or endangered person.
02:03The gifted but troubled singer-songwriter scored an international hit in 1990 with her
02:08rendition of Prince's ballad, Nothing Compares to You.
02:12And finally, the weather.
02:13Today's high across the UAE will be 37 degrees Celsius, dropping to 28 degrees at night.
02:19That's all for now.
02:20Thanks for watching.
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