Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. UAE announces new policy to encourage reading habit among all age groups, Yemen to resume peace talks today after a three-day break, 'Pen with erasable ink' scam makes a comeback, Three-year Guardiola reign at Bayern Munich a failure, Chanel premieres 'cruise' line on Havana boulevard. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday May 4th. Here are the top stories
00:06at this hour.
00:07Backed by a 100 million dirham fund, the UAE has announced a 10-year national policy for
00:12reading to encourage the habit amongst all age groups. The findings of a national survey
00:18showed that UAE residents read 1.5 books per year, while 78% of Emirati adults do not read
00:24actively.
00:26As part of the policy, President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan said a
00:30national reading law will be drafted to identify key responsibilities of government agencies.
00:36Yemen's warring parties are to resume face-to-face peace talks today after a three-day break,
00:42the United Nations said. Negotiations broke off on Sunday after the government delegation
00:47quit in protest at the seizure of government-held army base by Al-Houthi militants.
00:53In an era where high-tech thieves are hacking into bank servers, old-fashioned scamsters
00:58are giving their new-generation counterparts a run for their money. Armed with the age-old
01:03magic pen with erasable ink, they are reportedly making a comeback with a vengeance in the
01:08United Arab Emirates. A number of banks have confirmed that there have been cases of check
01:12manipulation in the recent past and are warning customers to beware of the dangers.
01:18Pep Guardiola says he views his three-year reign at Bayern Munich as a failure, having
01:23been unable to steer the Bavarians to the Champions League final. Bayern won the semi-final
01:28first leg 1-0 in Spain but lost the return 2-1 in Munich last night as Atletico Madrid
01:33triumphed on away goals.
01:36French fashion house Chanel brought glamour back to communist-ruled Cuba in a runway show
01:41on one of Havana's main boulevards. The premiere of Chanel's cruise line offered a startling
01:46sight in a country officially dedicated to social equality and the rejection of material
01:52wealth. Karl Lagerfeld said his latest inter-seasonal collection was inspired by the cultural richness
01:58and opening up of Cuba.
02:00And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 36C since dropping to 25C
02:05at night.
02:06That's all for now, thank you for watching. We will be back with the newscast on Sunday,
02:10but you can always get the latest news on golfnews.com