00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, October 22. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:12A three-year-old girl child studying in Orchid International School in Bengaluru was allegedly
00:17raped on Tuesday in a nursery class. This is the third such incident in a matter of
00:21months. The latest incident occurred three months after a six-year-old girl was allegedly
00:26raped in the Vibgur High School by its gymnastic coach and his assistant.
00:32The United States and Iraq are drawing up a campaign plan for offensive operations by
00:37Iraqi ground forces to gradually reclaim towns and cities that have been occupied by Daesh,
00:43according to a senior administration official quoted in the Washington Post. The plan will
00:47not begin for several months.
00:51Ben Bradley, the Washington Post editor who led the Capital newspaper through its coverage
00:55of the Watergate scandal helping topple President Richard Nixon, died on Tuesday at 93. Bradley
01:01led the newspaper for 26 years, starting in 1965.
01:06McDonald's reported a 30% fall in quarterly profit due to a food scandal in China and
01:12tough competition in the United States. McDonald's US and global comparable sales fell by a steeper
01:18than expected 3.3% in the third quarter.
01:23The UEFA Champions League returned with a 40-goal bonanza as Bayern Munich thrashed
01:27Roma 7-1 for their biggest victory on the road. Luis Adriano scored five as Shakhtar
01:34put seven goals past Bate Borisov. Chelsea wasn't far behind in a 6-0 win over Maribor
01:41but Manchester City remained without a victory in three matches after wasting a two-goal
01:45lead to draw 2-2 at CSKA Moscow.
01:50Two of Bollywood's most bankable faces, Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone will lead a star-studded
01:55invasion today as they jet into the UAE for the world premiere of their Dubai-set film
02:00Happy New Year. Joining the pair are Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan
02:05Shah who feature in director Farah Khan's Heist Meets Musical.
02:11And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 38 degrees celsius falling to 25 at
02:15night.
02:16That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:20at gulfnews.com.
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