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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, October the 11th.
00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10In a major step to speed up movement of passengers, Dubai Airports has unveiled smart tunnels
00:16that will enable travelers to complete passport control procedures within seconds.
00:21Officials of the General Directorate of Residence and Foreigners Affairs launched the smart tunnel
00:27at Terminal 3 to give passengers a more efficient experience at departure.
00:32Roughly 20 passengers holding first and business class tickets were the first to take advantage
00:38of the new tunnel system on Wednesday.
00:41Australia will have to survive the fifth day in Dubai if they are to rescue the first test against Pakistan.
00:48Pakistan Pacer Mohammad Abbas, who rattled the Australians with his reverse swing,
00:53wants to emulate compatriot Yasir Shah's landmark of 50 test wickets on the final today.
01:00A triple strike by him in the second innings helped Pakistan to take a firm grip on the match
01:06on the fourth day at the Dubai International Stadium.
01:09Tim Paine's men finish the day at 136-3 while chasing an improbable target of 462 runs.
01:19Prince George and Princess Charlotte will be among the pageboys and bridesmaids
01:23at the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank.
01:27Five-year-old George and three-year-old Charlotte, the elder children of Prince William and his wife Kate,
01:32will join several celebrity children for the ceremony.
01:36Buckingham Palace said Eugenie has asked elder sister Princess Beatrice to be her maid of honour.
01:42The best man will be Thomas Brooksbank, the groom's brother.
01:46The 28-year-old princess, who is ninth in line to the throne,
01:49is due to marry liquor company executive Brooksbank on Friday at Windsor Castle.
01:55And finally, the weather.
01:56Today's high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.
02:01That's all for now. Thanks for watching.
02:03We will be back with the newscast on Sunday.
02:06But you can always get the latest updates on golfnews.com.
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