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00:00Good day and welcome to the Golf News Update for Thursday, January 9th. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:11Once bank accounts are integrated with Emirates ID cards in the UAE, you won't need to visit
00:15a bank to open an account or use your ATM card. You will be able to complete these procedures
00:20online, a senior banking executive told Golf News. Customers will no longer need a bank
00:24card if they so choose to use the optional service, the official said.
00:28Russia has blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the Syrian government's
00:32use of airstrikes against civilians in Aleppo. Attacks using barrel bombs and Scud missiles
00:37by President Bashar al-Assad's forces have killed hundreds of people. A UN diplomat said
00:42Russia put forward amendments to the UK-sponsored statement that removed reference to what had
00:46happened in Aleppo.
00:48The UN's envoy to Iraq has warned of a critical humanitarian situation in Anbar province as
00:53troops prepare to launch a major assault against al-Qaeda-linked militants in Fallujah.
00:58Nikolai Malednov said more than 5,000 families had fled the city, but an Iraqi Red Crescent
01:03official put the figure far higher at 13,000 families.
01:07The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company will take full control of the Abu Dhabi Company for
01:11onshore oil operations concessions when the partnership with some of the world's biggest
01:15oil firms ends in a few days' time. Adnorp currently holds a 60% controlling stake in
01:20ADCO, while ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Total and BP each hold 9.5% stakes. After
01:27January 11, Adnorp will take 100% of the interest in the concessions.
01:32In sport, Manchester City are on the brink of reaching the English League Cup final after
01:36thrashing West Ham 6-0 in the first leg of their last four-tie last night. Meanwhile,
01:42Lionel Messi scored twice as he returned from two months out injured with a brilliant cameo
01:46in Barcelona's 4-0 Kings Cup win over Getafe.
01:50And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 21 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:54to 16 at night.