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Angela Merkel seeks fourth term as German Chancellor - GN Headlines

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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, November the 21st. Here are the

00:06top stories at this hour.

00:08German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would seek a fourth term in elections next year

00:13to defend democratic principles in the face of looming threats at home and abroad. Predicting

00:18her toughest campaign to date, Merkel said the uncertainty created by poll triumphs for

00:23Brexit and Donald Trump meant she had a duty to serve her country.

00:27Francois Fillon heads into a run-off campaign for France's Conservative presidential ticket

00:32today as favourite. This comes after Fillon won the endorsement of former President Nicolas

00:37Sarkozy, whom he ousted from the race after a stunning late surge in polls. Market analysts

00:43say the outcome opens up fresh uncertainty about the result of next year's presidential

00:48election.

00:49Ravichandran Ashwin bagged a match haul of eight wickets as India beat England by 246

00:56points today in the second cricket test. Chasing an unlikely 405 for victory on the

01:01fifth day, England were bowled out for 158. India now lead the five-match series 1-0 after

01:08the first test in Rajkot ended in a draw.

01:11Andy Murray has worn Novak Djokovic. He is ready to embark on a sustained period of dominance

01:17after the Scot crowned a golden season by finishing on top of the world. Murray produced

01:21an imperious display to defeat Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 and win the ATB Tour finals at London's

01:28O2 Arena on Sunday.

01:31And finally, weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius, dropping

01:35to 23 degrees at night.

01:37That's all for now. Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com