Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Bernie’s reign of F1 ends. Several countries hope Trans-Pacific Partnership could be salavaged. Yemen seized control of a strategic Red Sea port. James Hogan to step down as Etihad President and CEO. A Saturday Night Live writer Katie Rich has been suspended. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Golf News update for Tuesday, January 24. Here are the top
00:06stories at this hour.
00:08Several countries expressed hope that the Trans-Pacific Partnership could be salvaged
00:12after President Donald Trump's decision on a US withdrawal from the trade pact left its
00:16future in serious jeopardy.
00:18Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull acknowledged Trump's move was a massive blow
00:21to the 12-nation agreement but suggested other countries such as China may help fill the
00:26void left by the United States.
00:28Forces allied with the internationally recognised government of Yemen seized control of a strategic
00:33Red Sea port after waging an assault against Al-Houthi rebels. Brigadier General Ahmed
00:38Saif al-Yafai said his forces have entered the city of Mokka, where several families
00:42were seen fleeing after days of clashes and bombardment. Dozens of fighters were killed
00:47as the bodies of the slain men littered streets and sidewalks.
00:51The Etihad Aviation Group Board of Directors have announced the departure of James Hogan,
00:55the company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Hogan will step down from his position
01:00in the second half of 2017, Etihad said in a statement.
01:05Bernie Ecclestone's long reign as Formula One ringmaster came to an end as the US-based
01:09Liberty Media completed its multibillion-dollar takeover of the sport. Colorado-based Liberty
01:15confirmed in a statement that American Chase Carey had been appointed Chairman and Chief
01:19Executive of F1, with Ecclestone moving into an advisory role as Chairman Emeritus.
01:25A Saturday Night Live writer has been suspended indefinitely after tweeting a poorly-received
01:30joke about Donald Trump's 10-year-old youngest son, Barron. Katie Rich was suspended immediately
01:35after writing an offensive tweet about the child. An outcry on social media followed,
01:40with many calling for a boycott of the TV show.
01:43And finally, the weather today is high across the UAE. It will be 23 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:47to 19 degrees at night. That's all for now. Thank you for watching. But as always, you
01:52can get the latest news on golfnews.com.