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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Tuesday, December 19. Here are the top
00:07stories at this hour.
00:10A study has recommended setting up a savings investment fund to replace the end-of-service
00:14gratuity for expat workers in the UAE. The study presented to the government recently
00:20suggested a monthly amount be deducted from expat salaries in private and public sectors.
00:26It will be paid back as a lump sum to employees at the end of service or retirement, along
00:31with the returns from the investment.
00:34People using remote-controlled flying gadgets, including drones, will face a hefty fine and
00:39jail sentence if they are found breaching privacy. The move is part of a unified platform
00:44to register non-piloted flying machines in the country by the Ministry of Interior. Violators
00:50face up to 50,000 dirhams in fines or could be jailed for three years.
00:55US Vice President Mike Pence is postponing his trip to Egypt and Israel this week in
01:00order to stay back in Washington. White House said that the decision is due to a congressional
01:05vote on President Donald Trump's tax overhaul plan.
01:09Trump used the launch of his first national security strategy on Monday to laud the benefits
01:15of cooperation with Russia. But his comments were a striking departure from the document's
01:20more combative tone towards the Kremlin. The strategy pilloried both Russia and China as
01:25revisionist powers bent on rolling back American interests.
01:30Twenty years after its release, blockbuster disaster movie Titanic is still delivering
01:35that sinking feeling to a whole new generation of fans. Today marks exactly two decades since
01:42Rose vowed to Jack she would never let go, before spectacularly reneging on her promise.
01:48With audiences still swooning over the Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winston roles, Gulf News
01:53has boldly ventured to offer its own version of My Heart Will Go On. Hit gulfnews.com to
01:58listen to a special recording of the song and get more news updates.
02:03And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 24 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:07to 17 degrees at night.
02:09That's all for now, thanks for watching. And as always you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com
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