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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, November 11. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:11Hundreds of Philippine soldiers and police poured into a city devastated by Super Typhoon
00:15Haiyan today, trying to contain looting that threatens an emergency relief effort. More
00:21than 10,000 people are feared to have died after Haiyan sent tsunami-like waves and brutal
00:26winds tearing across large swaths of the Philippine archipelago over the weekend. Authorities
00:31said at least 2 million people in 41 provinces had been affected. The UAE has announced support
00:37and assistance programs and projects worth $10 million for the Philippines. Meanwhile,
00:42thousands of Filipino expats in the UAE have voiced concerns for the typhoon-hit provinces
00:48as they await word about their loved ones back home.
00:51Dubai police have seized a four-wheel drive for its deadly modifications that could have
00:55led to the car's fuel tank exploding. Major General Mohamed Saif al-Zafeen, Director of
01:01Dubai Police Traffic Department, told Gulf News that police patrols followed the driver
01:05and stopped him on Tripoli Road near Al-Warqa roundabout while the car was travelling at
01:10260 km per hour.
01:13Syria's main opposition alliance says it will attend planned peace talks if a number of
01:17conditions are met. The Syrian National Coalition is calling for a guarantee that relief agencies
01:22will be given access to besieged areas and political prisoners will be released.
01:28Continuing celebrations to mark its 10th anniversary ahead of November 12, Etihad Airways conducted
01:33a fly-past on the Abu Dhabi Corniche. The Sunday event hosted the airline's staff, VIPs
01:39and members of the Abu Dhabi government.
01:41Sport and defending champion Novak Djokovic set up a final clash against Rafael Nadal
01:46with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Stanislas Wawrinka at the ATP World Tour finals in London last
01:53night. Nadal survived former world number one Roger Federer 7-5, 6-3 in another instalment
01:59of their epic rivalry.
02:01Miley Cyrus parked up on stage, host Redfoo's trip to his bare essentials Robin Thicke performed
02:06with topless dancers and Katy Perry sang an entire song suspended in the air in what was
02:12a night filled with great performances, predictable winners and a moment of silence for the typhoon
02:16ravaged people in the Philippines. But this year's MTV EMA's belong to Eminem who was
02:21honoured with the Global Icon Award.
02:23Herbie Hancock and Rennie Fleming are among the next performers announced for next year's
02:27Abu Dhabi festival. The jazz icon and American opera star will join the American Ballet Theatre
02:33at the March 2014 festival which will have the United States as its country of honour.
02:38And finally the weather, today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius dropping
02:43to 21 at night.
02:45That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com