00:00Good day, welcome to the Golf News Update for Thursday, July 17. Here are the top stories
00:24at this hour. The UAE has entered the space race with a project to send an unmanned probe
00:29to Mars by 2021 in the Arab world's first mission to another planet. A new UAE space
00:35agency will be created to coordinate the UAE's growing space technology sector and to supervise
00:40the mission. The UAE is one of only nine countries with space programmes to explore the red planet.
00:46The Mars probe's nine-month and more than 92 million kilometre journey will coincide
00:50with the 50th anniversary of the UAE's formation. Israel and Hamas said they would cease fighting
00:56for five hours on Thursday for a humanitarian truce requested by the United Nations, though
01:01Israel remained poised to expand its offensive in the Gaza Strip. On Wednesday, Israeli airstrikes
01:07killed four children and injured several as hundreds of Palestinian families fled with
01:11crying children. Militants who attacked Kabul International Airport were killed by Afghan
01:16security forces early today, even as Afghanistan gears up for a massive poll audit. Election
01:22officials said the audit will take at least three weeks. Hardcore gamers will be able
01:27to pre-order Microsoft's Xbox One console for a limited period from July 16 to August
01:3228. The device will be officially launched in the United Arab Emirates on September 5.
01:39The 143rd Open Golf Championship has got underway at Royal Liverpool today, with Tiger Woods
01:44among the early starters. Woods has recovered from back surgery that caused him to miss
01:49the first two majors of the year. Ron Howard will direct a documentary on the Beatles that
01:54focuses on the band's touring years during the early 1960s. The film is being made with
02:00the cooperation of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison. And finally,
02:05the weather. The daytime temperature will be 41 degrees Celsius, falling to 30 at night.
02:09That's all for now. Thanks for watching. A reminder that our next bulletin will be on
02:13Sunday, but as always, you can get the latest news at golfnews.com
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