Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. West Indies beat India by one run in a Twenty20 thriller. Marcus Rashford helped Mourinho keep pace with Chelsea. Etisalat announces the launch of Etisalat Wallet. India successfully tested its own scramjet. Turkey's military suffers first fatality inside Syria. Extremists staged daring jailbreak in the southern Philippines. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, August the 28th.
00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09Extremists have staged a daring jailbreak in the southern Philippines, freeing 28 detainees
00:14in the latest in a series of mass escapes.
00:17About 50 heavily armed members of the Maute group, which has pledged allegiance to Daesh,
00:23raided the local jail in the southern city of Marawi on Saturday.
00:27They freed eight comrades who were arrested barely a week ago.
00:32Turkey said the military suffered its first fatality in a four-day campaign inside Syria
00:37blaming Kurdish militia in an increasingly combustible contest for control in the border
00:42region.
00:43One Turkish soldier was killed and three more wounded in a rocket attack by Kurdish militia
00:48on two tanks taking part in the offensive.
00:51India has successfully tested its own scramjet or air-breathing engine with the launch of
00:56a rocket by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
01:00The scramjet engine, used only during the atmospheric phase of the rocket's flight,
01:05will help in substantially bringing down the launch cost of a rocket.
01:10Telecom operator Etisalat has announced the launch of its mobile phone-based commerce
01:15service Etisalat Wallet in the UAE.
01:19The app, available on Google and Apple App Stores, allows customers to make purchases,
01:25pay utility bills, transportation fees, top up Etisalat's mobile credit and much more.
01:32In sport, Chelsea maintained their fine start with a 3-0 win over Burnley last night.
01:38A last gasp goal by Marcus Rashford, meanwhile, helped Jose Mourinho keep pace with his old
01:44club as Manchester United beat Hull City 1-0.
01:48Elsewhere, Arsenal and champions Leicester City picked up their first Premier League
01:53wins of the season by beating Watford and Swansea City, respectively.
01:59In cricket, West Indies beat India by one run in a 20-20 thriller featuring a record
02:04haul of 489 runs in Florida on Saturday.
02:08In the first game, featuring two full-strength international cricket teams on American soil,
02:14West Indies amassed 245-6.
02:18India finished at 244-6, thanks to Lokesh Rahul, who blasted 110 in 51 balls.
02:26And finally, the weather.
02:27Today's high across the UAE will be 44°C, dropping to 32°C at night.
02:33That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news
02:37at gulfnews.com