Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Women around the world protest against Donald Trump. Lebanese security forces foil attempted suicide bombing. At least 36 killed after train derails in eastern India. Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic knocked out of Australian Open. Cyberattack on Sundance Film Festival box offices.
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, January the 22nd.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08Hundreds of thousands of women filled the streets of major American cities to lead a
00:13wave of protests against President Donald Trump a day after his inauguration.
00:18Women activists, outraged by Trump's campaign rhetoric, which they found to be misogynistic,
00:23spearheaded scores of marches in the U.S. and around the world on Saturday.
00:28Meanwhile, on his first full day in office, Trump berated the media over its coverage
00:33of his inauguration.
00:34He turned a bridge-building visit to the CIA headquarters into an airing of grievances
00:39about dishonest journalists.
00:41Lebanese security forces have foiled an attempted suicide bombing at a cafe in Beirut's busy
00:47Hamra district on Saturday.
00:49The suspected bomber was stopped while wearing an explosive vest as he attempted to enter
00:53the cafe and before he was able to detonate it.
00:57At least 36 people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday night when nine coaches
01:02of a passenger train derailed in eastern India.
01:05The Hirakand Express train from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar derailed at around 11.20 p.m.
01:12in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
01:14The incident happened in an area where Maoist rebels typically operate.
01:19Top-seated Briton Andy Murray was knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round
01:23today, losing 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 to German world number 50 Misha Zerev.
01:32Murray's defeat follows that of reigning champion Novak Djokovic, who fell to Denis
01:37Istomin in the second round.
01:39Representatives for the Sundance Film Festival say that their network systems were subject
01:44to a cyber-attack that caused its box office to shut down briefly on Saturday.
01:49But even in the midst of the blackout, organizers assured festival-goers that screenings would
01:53still take place as planned.
01:55The film festival runs through January 29.
01:58And finally, weather.
01:59Today's high across the UAE will be 28 degrees Celsius, dropping to 22 degrees at night.
02:05That's all for now.
02:06Thanks for watching.
02:07And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.