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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, April the 6th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Around 300,000 direct jobs and about a million indirect jobs will be created in the UAE in a run-up to Expo 2020 in Dubai.
00:20According to a survey commissioned by the Federal Authority of Human Resources, 90% of the available jobs will be in the travel and tourism sector.
00:29A growth in entrepreneurial businesses and the creation of many small and medium enterprises is also predicted.
00:37Traffic diversions on Sheikh Zayed Road are set to begin on October 25th as work on the first phase of Dubai Canal Project gathers pace.
00:46The Roads and Transport Authority said the diversions, stretching more than 800 metres, are designed to ensure free-flowing traffic on Sheikh Zayed Road during the project's construction.
00:58Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, joined by a US team, plan to meet today to discuss whether Middle East peace talks can be pulled back on track.
01:08The outcome of the joint meeting with US envoy Martin Indyk is likely to influence the Obama administration's review of whether Secretary of State John Kerry continues his peacemaking efforts.
01:21Three separate sounds from deep in the southern Indian Ocean offered new hope Sunday in the hunt for missing Malaysian flight MH370.
01:30Officials confirmed that a Chinese ship had picked up electronic pulsing signals twice in a small patch of the search zone.
01:38An Australian ship picked up a third signal in a different part of the massive search area.
01:44Business and Dubai's Department of Economic Development has announced that trade license renewals will go smart effective April 14th.
01:53The move is in line with the Dubai Smart Government Initiative and investors can have their trade licenses renewed either through the smart application or by logging on to DED's website.
02:05In sport, Gareth Bale filled in for the injured Cristiano Ronaldo with a superb strike from 35 yards as Real Madrid won 4-0 to Real Sociedad.
02:16Atletico stay on top with a tense 1-0 win over Villarreal while Barcelona remain in second after overcoming Real Betis 3-1.
02:2720-year-old Dubai girl Arpita Kaur was crowned Miss Congeniality while Jaipur girl Koyal Rana bagged the Femina Miss India 2014 title on Saturday night.
02:38Kaur, who grew up in Karama, beat 1,500 beauty queen hopefuls to make it to the top 25 of the contest.
02:48And finally the weather, today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius dropping to 22 degrees at night.
02:54That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com