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00:00Good day, welcome to the gulf news update for Monday, October the 22nd.
00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09Father Kuriakose Kattutara, who had given statements against Kerala nun-rape accused
00:15Bishop Franco Mulakkal, was found dead under mysterious circumstances today.
00:21The body of the 67-year-old bishop was found in the northern Indian state of Punjab's Horshyarpur
00:27district, police said.
00:29He was under the Jalandhar diocese, which is headed by Mulakkal.
00:33Kattutara had openly given statements against Mulakkal after the Kerala nun accused him
00:39of raping her.
00:41Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a national apology to thousands of
00:46victims of institutional sex abuse today.
00:49He admitted the state had utterly failed to stop evil dark crimes committed over decades.
00:55This was done by Australians to Australians.
00:58Enemies in our midst, enemies in our midst, Morrison said in an emotional address to
01:04Parliament.
01:05A belated apology to the 15,000 known survivors of child abuse.
01:10Lewis Hamilton was forced to wait for a fifth Formula One world title when he finished third
01:16at the US Grand Prix on Sunday, as Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen took a first victory in over
01:22five years.
01:24World rival Sebastian Vettel in another Ferrari was fourth, meaning the championship race
01:29will probably be decided in Mexico next weekend.
01:33Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished second after starting in 18th place.
01:40After a 35-year acting career and with two iconic television characters to her name,
01:45Julia Louis-Dreyfus has been honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for Lifetime Achievement
01:51in Comedy.
01:52On Sunday night at Washington's Kennedy Center, the 57-year-old actress received a stream
01:58of testimonials from celebrities, including Jerry Seinfeld, Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey.
02:04Fey praised the secret precision of Louis-Dreyfus' comedy and her willingness to make her Seinfeld
02:10character so flawed.
02:12Julia's never been afraid to be unlikable, not on screen and not in person, she said.
02:18And finally, the weather.
02:19Today's high across the UAE will be 36 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.
02:24That's all for now.
02:25Thanks for watching.
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