00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, July the 31st.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:1266% of private schools, totaling 100 in Abu Dhabi, need significant improvement in educational
00:18standards, according to a report by the Abu Dhabi Education Council.
00:21The results also show that 15% of private schools, totaling 23 institutions, are high-performing.
00:28A further 19% or 29 schools have satisfactory educational standards.
00:33Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will aim to reach a final status agreement over the
00:38next nine months to end their long conflict, the US Secretary of State John Kerry said.
00:43Another meeting between the two sides will be held in the Palestinian territories in
00:46the next two weeks.
00:48More than 10 people have died in Shanghai, a local health official said.
00:52The city grapples with its highest temperatures in at least 140 years.
00:56Much of China is in the grip of a summer heat wave.
00:59The China Meteorological Association issued a high-temperature warning for several eastern
01:03and central provinces, saying temperatures could reach up to 41 degrees Celsius today.
01:09Protests have begun in coastal Andhra and Rayalsema regions.
01:13A day after, the United Progressive Alliance Coordination Committee agreed to the division
01:18of Andhra Pradesh and the formation of a separate Telangana state.
01:23DP World posted a 5.8% decline in the amount of cargo it handled during the first half
01:28of this year, as volumes in Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa fell amid challenging
01:33operating conditions.
01:35The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, a power generation and energy production firm, swung
01:40to a net loss of 172 million dirhams in the second quarter of 2013 on lower revenues,
01:47higher expenses and a fair value loss on derivatives.
01:51South Korean Gangnam-style rapper Psy plans to release a new album in September.
01:56He says he has already recorded three songs for the project.
01:59His agent said the singer was working on the as-yet-untitled album in Los Angeles.
02:05And finally, weather.
02:06The daytime temperature will be 38 degrees Celsius, falling to 29 at night.
02:11That's all for now.
02:12Thanks for watching.
02:13And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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