Three-fifths of animal population wiped out since 1970 - GN Headlines
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, October the 27th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08Nearly three-fifths of all animals with a backbone – fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals –
00:13have been wiped out since 1970 by human appetite and activity.
00:17Stocks of global wildlife could plunge two-thirds by 2020,
00:20an annual decline of 2% the WWF and Zoological Society of London warned
00:25in their joint biennial Living Planet report.
00:28France's infamous jungle was cleared of thousands of refugees in a massive operation,
00:32for aid groups said dozens of unaccompanied children were not guaranteed a bed for the night.
00:37Unregistered minors are wandering around, lost, wondering where they will spend the night,
00:41said Samuel Hanron, spokesman for Doctors Without Borders.
00:44Los Angeles police are investigating the vandalising of Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
00:49A man who identified himself as Jamie Otis said he's responsible for the damage.
00:53Otis tells Deadline Hollywood that he originally intended to remove Trump's star.
00:57He says he wanted to auction it off to raise funds for the 11 women,
01:00accusing the presidential candidate of groping them.
01:03Indian actress Rekha will get the Indian Lifetime Achievement Award
01:06at the Dubai International Film Festival, which takes place from December 7-14.
01:10The award is in recognition of her contributions to more than 180 films in Hindi cinema.
01:15I am deeply touched and humbled by this gracious gesture at the Dubai International Film Festival,
01:19said Rekha in a statement.
01:21And finally, the weather.
01:22Today's high across the UAE will be 37 degrees Celsius, dropping to 24 degrees at night.
01:27That's all for now. Thanks for watching.
01:29A reminder that our next Bulletin will be on Sunday,
01:31but as always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com.