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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulp News update for Thursday, March 1.
00:05Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:07White House Communications Director Hope Hicks has abruptly announced her resignation, leaving
00:12a void around a president who values loyalty and affirmation.
00:16Hicks was one of Donald Trump's most trusted and longest-serving aides.
00:19Her departure came as a surprise to most in the White House and cast a pall over the West
00:24Wing at a trying time for the president.
00:26Thousands of heartbroken fans and Bollywood actors paid their final respects to Indian
00:31superstar Sridevi Kapoor on Wednesday.
00:33Huge crowds of mourners lined Mumbai's streets to see their beloved idol embark on her last
00:38journey.
00:39At one point, police had to use batons to force back those who had not been able to
00:43get into the hall where her body was laid out, wrapped in the Indian flag.
00:47Bollywood stars including Aishwarya Rai and Kajol were among the mourners at the Celebration
00:52Sports Club in the Andheri West area.
00:54Sridevi was cremated at a private Hindu ceremony later on Wednesday.
00:58The Bollywood screen icon died from accidental drowning in a Dubai hotel bathtub aged 54.
01:04And finally, the weather.
01:05Today's high across the UAE will be 28 degrees Celsius, dropping to 22 degrees at night.
01:11That's all for now.
01:12Thanks for watching.
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