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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, February the 9th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12An Indian soldier rescued nearly a week after he was buried by a deadly avalanche on the
00:17world's highest battleground at 19,600 feet was airlifted to Delhi in critical but stable
00:24condition.
00:25Anamanthappa Koppad, spent six days trapped after a massive block of ice fell onto his
00:31army post on the Siachen Glacier, killing nine of his colleagues.
00:35His rescue late Monday came days after India said there was little hope of survivors from
00:41the disaster in the Himalayan region of Kashmir.
00:44Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders hope to emerge from New Hampshire primary with their first
00:49wins of the 2016 presidential campaign.
00:53Trump leads a Republican field that has been in flux in the final days of campaigning across
00:58snowy New Hampshire.
01:00In the two-person race for the Democratic nomination, Sanders has held an advantage
01:05over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire for weeks.
01:09Lionel Messi is undergoing treatment on kidney stones which floored the Argentine superstar
01:14at the Club World Cup in December, Barcelona announced.
01:18The five-time world player of the year will be submitted to various tests to assess the
01:23development of kidney problems he suffered last December.
01:27Messi is due back tomorrow when Barca face Valencia in the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg.
01:34A day after the Super Bowl, people are still passing over each frame from Beyonce's half-time
01:40performance trying to glean the messages that made for a stunning display of unapologetic
01:46blackness and political activism.
01:49The half-time show is drawing praise from her fans and consternation from critics.
01:54Beyonce's dancers donned berets, sported afros and wore all black, similar to the style of
02:02the Black Panther Party founded in the Bay Area, the location of this year's Super Bowl.
02:08Dancers formed an X on the field which some people are taking as a tribute to slain black
02:14activist Malcolm X.
02:17And finally the weather, today's high across the UAE will be 24 degrees Celsius dropping
02:21to 15 degrees at night.
02:24That's all for now, thanks for watching but as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com