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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Tuesday, February the 5th.
00:14Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:17More than 20 workers are recovering at various Al Ain hospitals a day after a horrific accident
00:22which killed 24 of their colleagues.
00:25The accident happened on a truck loaded with sand and crushed stone collided with a bus
00:29packed with the workers.
00:31Police have called on contracting companies and transport agencies to ensure the strictest
00:35enforcement of safety rules while transporting workers and regularly inspect vehicles for
00:40safety compliance.
00:42Emirates Airline has signed a multi-million dollar deal to become a global partner of
00:46Formula One.
00:47The five-year deal announced this morning will come into effect from the 2013 season.
00:51In five years, the agreement, Emirates will become a global partner of Formula One, beginning
01:01with the 2017 season.
01:08The motor racing fans will see our branding presence for the first time at the Malaysian
01:16Grand Prix in Paris.
01:18The Ministry of Health has asked all health authorities to suspend the sale and use of
01:23Diane-35 pills.
01:25The drug used to treat acne as well as a contraceptive has been linked to death of
01:29four women in France and to blood clots in more than 100 other women.
01:34Syria's opposition chief has said that he is ready to meet President Bashar al-Assad's
01:38Vice President Farouk al-Sharraf.
01:40The opposition coalition has given backing to Moaz al-Khatib's surprise offer for a
01:45dialogue with the Syrian regime, saying that al-Assad could avoid trial if he resigned
01:49and left the country.
01:52Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to make a historical visit to Cairo today
01:56for an Islamic conference.
01:58Gulf News has learned that he will meet Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and tour al-Azhar
02:03mosque.
02:04The visit will be the first for an Iranian president since the Iranian Revolution of
02:081979.
02:10The companion of an Indian medical student who died after being gang-raped on a bus in
02:14Delhi is giving evidence today in her trial.
02:17The 28-year-old arrived in court in a wheelchair and is expected to be the first prosecution
02:22witness to testify against the trial of five adults accused of her murder.
02:27The US government is expected to file civil charges against Standard & Poor's Rating Services.
02:33The charges allege that it improperly gave high ratings to mortgage debt that later plunged
02:38in value and helped fuel the 2008 financial crisis.
02:42In entertainment, pop star Shakira has debuted the first photo of her baby boy Milan.
02:47The singer posted the picture on her UNICEF page with a plea to help the UN Agency for
02:52Children.
02:53Milan was born in Barcelona on January 22.
02:56Finally, the weather.
02:58Today's high across the UAE will be 24 degrees Celsius, dropping to 7 degrees at night.
03:03That's all for now.
03:04Thanks for watching.
03:05And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.