00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, May 9, with the top stories
00:09at this hour. A fire in a garment factory in Bangladesh has killed eight people. The
00:13fire on Wednesday night raced through the lower floors of the 11-story building housing
00:17the Tung Hai Sweater Factory as well as apartments. The death toll from the collapse of another
00:21garment building has crossed 900. Kuwait has deported 503 people for committing serious
00:27traffic violations. Offenses including jumping red lights, reckless driving, using private
00:32vehicles to carry passengers illegally, and driving without a proper license. Israel has
00:37given the go-ahead to build nearly 300 illegal homes in the West Bank colony of Beit El,
00:42near the Palestinian political capital of Ramallah, a military spokesman said. A Pakistani
00:47man who was serving a life sentence in an Indian prison has died. He was beaten by another
00:52inmate and slipped into a coma. Sana'ullah Ranjeh's body will be handed over to Pakistan
00:57after formalities are completed. The Abu Dhabi Executive Council has approved infrastructure
01:02projects worth 1.5 billion dirhams. The projects include infrastructure development work at
01:07Khalifa City A, Shabbat al-Uwata Housing Project, and the Zayed City Hayath Highway.
01:13Manchester United are reportedly set to announce Everton boss David Moyes as their new manager
01:17to replace the retiring Alex Ferguson. One of Moyes' first tasks will be to convince
01:22Wayne Rooney to stay. According to British media reports, Rooney wants to leave at the
01:25end of the season. In the Indian Premier League, Kings XI Punjab take on Rajasthan
01:30Royals while Pune Warriors India host Kolkata Knight Riders. British Punjabi female rapper
01:36Hardcore and Pakistani Bollywood singer Atif Aslam perform at Desi Beats Atlantis tonight.
01:42At the same venue on Friday, Keane and Florence of the Machine play at the last Sundance Festival
01:46of the season. The Royal Moscow Ballet performs Swan Lake at the Dubai World Trade Center
01:50from tonight near in town until Monday. At the cinema, there are Bollywood films Go Go
01:55A Gone and Gippy. Big Wedding and Iron Man 3 are also playing. And finally, weather.
02:01The daytime temperature will be 39 degrees Celsius, falling to 22 at night. That's all
02:06for now. Thanks for watching. A reminder that our next bulletin will be on Sunday, but as
02:10always, you can get the latest news at golfnews.com
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