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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, October the 29th. Here are
00:09the top stories at this hour.
00:11The Indian Central Government has submitted to the Supreme Court names of the 627 Indians
00:17who hold accounts in foreign banks as revealed to it by the French Government. Attorney General
00:22Mukul Rohatgi handed over two sealed envelopes to the apex court bench headed by Chief Justice
00:27HL Dattu. The court directed that the sealed envelopes containing the names, including
00:32correspondence with the French Government, be given to the Special Investigation Team.
00:37The Dubai Health Authority's first phase of compulsory health insurance cover, effective
00:42October 31st, will involve approximately 300 companies who employ 1,000 or more employees.
00:48The first of four phases is expected to cover up to 700,000 employees. Non-compliance with
00:54the law will result in fines and penalties that will be levied on the erring companies
00:58who fail to pay the full cost of basic health insurance for each employee.
01:03Iraqi Peshmerga fighters arrived in southeastern Turkey early today ahead of their planned
01:08deployment to the Syrian town of Kobani to help fellow Kurds repel a Daesh advance which
01:13has defied US-led airstrikes.
01:16The first Macy's, the iconic department store, outside the US will open at Abu Dhabi's Al
01:21Maria Central in 2018 and alongside the second Bloomingdale's outlet in the UAE, according
01:26to a top official at Altair Group, the license holder.
01:30Spanish giants Real Madrid have agreed to a long-term strategic partnership with a state
01:34investment fund from Abu Dhabi that will help fund a planned stadium overhaul, the two parties
01:40announced. The agreement with International Petroleum Investment Company also involves
01:44expanding the club's football schools around the world, developing travelling museum exhibitions
01:49and creating digital media content.
01:52John Legend will perform on the closing night of next year's Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz
01:57Festival. The singer-songwriter who wrote and performed what is arguably 2014's most
02:02romantic song, All of Me, will perform on the last night of the festival on February
02:0727.
02:09And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 35 degrees Celsius falling to 22 at
02:13night.
02:14That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com