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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, October the 23rd.
00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10China has opened the world's longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland.
00:16The feat of engineering carries immense economic and political significance.
00:21Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a ceremony in the city of Junai to open the
00:2855-kilometer-long bridge as digital fireworks exploded on a screen behind him.
00:34The $20 billion bridge took almost a decade to build while incurring major delays and
00:40cost overruns.
00:41Coronary artery disease in the UAE is striking younger people in the age group of 35 to 45,
00:48with the incidence being highest in Asian expatriates.
00:52Among them, Indian expatriates are the most vulnerable, a recent clinical study has indicated.
00:58The ongoing clinical study, conducted by Aster Hospitals in Dubai, covers the period between
01:03mid-June to mid-September 2018.
01:07The surveyed 142 patients, who were referred to by the Cardiac Cath Laboratory with manifestation
01:14of CAD.
01:15Pierre Emmerich, Aubameyang and Mesut Ozil stole the show as Arsenal swept to their tenth
01:20successive win with a dominant 3-1 victory against Leicester last night.
01:25''We are happy because we are progressing.
01:28We are beginning to play with heart,'' manager Unai Emmerich said.
01:33WWE wrestler Roman Reigns says he will step away from the ring because he has leukemia.
01:39The 33-year-old Reigns, whose real name is Joe Anoi, made the announcement Monday night
01:45to open the episode of RAW.
01:48He was originally diagnosed in 2008 at age 22, though he quickly went into remission.
01:54Anoi, who played football at Georgia Tech, has appeared in the last four main events
01:59at WrestleMania.
02:01The WWE's Universal Champion said during the announcement that he plans on returning
02:06to the ring when he gets healthy.
02:09And finally, the weather.
02:10Today's highs across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping to 28 degrees at night.
02:16That's all for now.
02:17Thanks for watching.
02:18And as always, you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com