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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, September the 9th. Here are
00:10the top stories at this hour. A British Airways jetliner engine caught fire
00:15in Las Vegas as the plane was about to leave for London on Tuesday, forcing the pilots
00:20to abort takeoff. All 172 passengers and crew escaped the smoke and flames that quickly
00:26enveloped the aircraft. Several passengers and crew suffered minor injuries and were
00:31taken to the hospital as a precaution. Video and photographs from the scene showed Flight
00:362276, a Boeing 777 bound for Gatwick, engulfed in flames and thick black smoke at McCarran
00:44International Airport. An unseasonal sandstorm swept across the Middle
00:49East yesterday, blanketing Beirut and Damascus, causing the deaths of at least five people
00:54and sending hundreds of others to hospitals with breathing difficulties. Reduced visibility
01:00prompted the Syrian regime to call off airstrikes against rebel fighters and prevented a planned
01:06protest by Lebanese activists over the government's inability to deal with the country's rampant
01:12trash crisis. World No. 1 Serena Williams stayed on course
01:17for the first calendar Grand Slam since 1988, advancing to the U.S. Open semifinals by beating
01:23older sister Venus Williams 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Three-time defending champion Serena reached
01:31a Thursday semifinal against Italy's Roberta Vinci.
01:36Bon Jovi's concert tour in China next week has been abruptly cancelled because of what
01:41promoters said were unforeseen reasons. AEG Live Asia declined to give the reason for
01:48the cancellation but said in a statement that refunds will be offered for shows scheduled
01:53on September 14 in Shanghai and September 17 in Beijing.
01:59An emotional Wayne Rooney became England's all-time leading goalscorer after netting
02:04his 50th international goal in a historic 2-0 victory over Switzerland at Wembley in
02:11a Euro 2016 qualifier last night. With England having already qualified for next year's tournament,
02:19the stage was set for the captain to surpass Bobby Charlton's 45-year-old mark at 49, which
02:25he had equaled in Saturday's 6-0 win in San Marino.
02:30And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 41 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:35to 30 degrees at night. That's all for now. Thanks for watching. But
02:40as always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com