Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. India seal historic series win in South Africa. South Africa’s presidency “await official notification”. Gundogan leads City charge against Basel. Minnie Driver steps down as Oxfam ambassador.
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, February the 14th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09South Africa's presidency has told the media to await official notification of a briefing
00:14by President Jacob Zuma.
00:16The advisory comes amid expectations that Zuma is about to resign as head of state,
00:21responding to a ruling party order.
00:24India won a one-day cricket series in South Africa for the first time, clinching a piece
00:28of history with a 73-run victory in the fifth game on Tuesday.
00:33India's win was set up by 115 from opener Rohit Sharma and sealed by wrist spinners
00:39Kuldeep Yadav and Yuvendra Shahal.
00:41Elsewhere, Ilke Gundogan dazzled with two goals in Manchester City's 4-0 romp at FC
00:48Basel.
00:49That leaves the Premier League leaders on the verge of the Champions League quarter-finals.
00:53Pep Guardiola's side effectively settled the last-16 tie after just 23 minutes by
00:59racing into a 3-0 lead.
01:01Actress Minnie Driver has stepped down as one of Oxfam's global ambassadors following
01:06revelations of sexual abuse by aid workers in Haiti.
01:10Driver is the first celebrity spokesperson to abandon the charity amid the growing scandal.
01:16Juan Alberto Fuentes, chairman of the charity, was arrested in Guatemala on Tuesday.
01:21Former Deputy Chief Executive Penny Lawrence also resigned on Monday.
01:26And finally, the weather.
01:27Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius, dropping to 19 degrees at night.
01:32That's all for now.
01:33Thanks for watching.
01:34As always, you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com.