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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, April 29.
00:08Here are the top stories and this hour.
00:11Smart or electronic number plates on vehicles will soon be introduced in Dubai that could
00:15help implement variable speed limits among other benefits.
00:18The technology controls the speed of a vehicle according to the limit on a particular road.
00:23Attacks including a spate of suicide bombings killed 57 people on Monday as soldiers and
00:27policemen cast their votes in Iraq's first parliamentary elections since US troops withdrew.
00:33The bombings in Baghdad and the north and west raised concerns about the security forces'
00:37ability to protect ordinary voters on Wednesday when more than 20 million are eligible to
00:42cast ballots.
00:44Tornadoes barrelled through Alabama and Mississippi late on Monday, part of a storm system that
00:48killed at least nine people in the south and brought the overall death toll from two days
00:53of severe weather in the country to at least 26.
00:57Construction of infrastructure for the World Expo 2020 is expected to start early next
01:01year, the Dubai World Trade Center has said.
01:04All major on-site construction is set to be completed by October 2019, with infrastructure
01:09and operational costs estimated to be 6.45 billion euros.
01:14Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir will have his final chance to find form in
01:18the UAE when his side take on Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi tonight.
01:22The Indian opener has just one run from his four Indian Premier League innings so far
01:26this season and will be desperate to head back home with some form.
01:30The 2020 league leaves for India after tomorrow's match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers
01:35Hyderabad in Dubai.
01:37It's now official, George Clooney is off the romantic market for good.
01:41The actor's fiancée Amal Alamuddin's law firm yesterday released a statement confirming
01:45the couple's engagement.
01:47Reports have so far only quoted unnamed sources when it broke over the weekend.
01:52And finally, weather.
01:53The daytime temperature will be 41 degrees Celsius falling to 26 at night.
01:57That's all for now.
01:58Thanks for watching.
01:59And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com