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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, January the 24th.
00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09The UAE has ranked among the highest among world governments in the Edelman Trust Barometer
00:142018 report released during the World Economic Forum.
00:19The report placed the UAE as the second most trusted government in the world, with China
00:23at the top.
00:25The study noted the UAE was one of six countries with extreme trust gains over the past year.
00:31His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
00:35of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, hailed the milestone on his Twitter account.
00:40Militants stormed an office of the Save the Children Aid Agency in the Afghan city of
00:44Jalalabad today.
00:46They battled security forces who surrounded the building, wounding at least 11 people,
00:51officials said.
00:53The attack began with a suicide car bomb outside the office, followed by gunmen entering
00:58the compound and battling Afghan special forces.
01:01The Academy Awards showered outsiders with milestone-setting nominations.
01:06It celebrated Guillermo del Toro's full-hearted ode to outcasts, The Shape of Water, and embraced
01:13first-time filmmakers like Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele.
01:17Mudbound director of photography Rachel Morrison became the first woman ever nominated for
01:22Best Cinematography.
01:23The Oscar Awards will be held on March 4 in Los Angeles.
01:28Sport and top seed Simona Halep recovered from a slow start before racing to a 6-3,
01:336-2 victory over Czech six-seed Karolina Pliskova in the Australian Open quarterfinal.
01:39And finally, the weather.
01:40Today's high across the UAE will be 23 degrees Celsius, dropping to 13 degrees at
01:45night.
01:46That's all for now.
01:47Thanks for watching.
01:48As always, you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com