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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, February the 9th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12The Dubai Government Summit began at Madinah Jumeirah this morning with a session by Professor
00:17Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum.
00:21Commending the UAE and its leadership, Schwab highlighted the country's position as the
00:2612th most competitive in the world.
00:30Dubai continues to be the most dynamic city within the Middle East for a second straight
00:34year in a global survey.
00:36The City Momentum Index by real estate consultancy JLL ranked London first globally, followed
00:43by San Jose, Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai.
00:48Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has vowed to change after surviving a confidence
00:53vote on his leadership, while urging an end to the disunity that has seen the government's
00:57popularity plummet.
00:59The motion, aiming to declare vacant the positions of party leader and deputy leader, was rejected
01:05by 61 to 39 in a secret ballot.
01:09British soul singer Sam Smith was the big winner at the Grammy Awards last night, taking
01:15both record and song of the year.
01:18But rocker Beck robbed him of a sweep by winning Album of the Year at the music industry's
01:23biggest night.
01:24The 22-year-old newcomer Smith won two of the top Grammy Awards for his heartbreak single
01:30Stay With Me, dark child version, and was anointed Best New Artist.
01:35Beck pulled off a surprise as his morning face beat Smith, Pharrell Williams, Beyonce
01:41and Ed Sheeran.
01:42A standout moment came with Katy Perry and President Barack Obama teaming up to take
01:47a stand against domestic violence.
01:51Star Trek star William Shatner will land in Dubai as one of the celebrity guests at the
01:55annual Middle East Film and Comic Con.
01:58The three-day event, celebrating everything pop, will kick off on April 9 at the Dubai
02:04World Trade Center.
02:05Joining the 83-year-old Shatner will be Karl Urban, Dr. Leonard Bones McCoy of Star Trek
02:12and Judge Dredd.
02:14Oscar-winning star Jared Leto will return with his band 30 Seconds to Mars to perform
02:19a full concert on April 10.
02:22Concert tickets go on sale from February 11.
02:25And finally, the weather.
02:26Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius, dropping to 20 degrees at night.
02:32That's all for now.
02:33Thank you for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.