00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, May the 7th. Here are the top
00:10stories at this hour.
00:12The United Nations appears to have retracted a statement by its investigator revealing
00:16that Syrian rebels may have used chemical weapons. It now says the commission hasn't
00:21reached conclusive findings on their use. The White House expressed skepticism about
00:26the rebels' use of chemical weapons. It said it is more likely the regime used them since
00:30there is evidence of it. A senior Dubai health authority official has reconfirmed there are
00:35no recorded cases of coronavirus in the UAE.
00:38North Korea has taken a major step back from a planned missile test, U.S. officials said.
00:43A U.S. defense official said two North Korean missiles primed for imminent test firing had
00:47been moved from their launch site.
00:49The four-day Arabian Travel Market, which opened at Dubai International Convention and
00:54Exhibition Center yesterday, is expected to attract more than 17,000 visitors. The
00:59ATM has 2,500 exhibitors.
01:02South Africa's David Miller hit the third fastest century of the Indian Premier League
01:07with a 38-ball 1-0-1 to help his team, Kings XI Punjab, beat Royal Challengers Bangalore
01:12at Mohali last night. In today's doubleheader, Rajasthan Royals take on Delhi Daredevils
01:17in Jaipur, while Mumbai Indians take on Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai.
01:21Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring on November 24 to fight Brandon Rios in a welterweight
01:26bout at Macau, his promoter Bob Arum said.
01:29The artist, who will perform at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix's closing night on November 3,
01:33will be announced in a press conference at 1.30 pm today. Music fans are likely to be
01:38in for a treat, with past performers including Prince, Eminem and Paul McCartney.
01:42And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 40 degrees Celsius, falling to 23
01:47at night.
01:48That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
01:51at gulfnews.com
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