00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, October the 27th. Here are the
00:09top stories at this hour.
00:12Traffic patrol officers in Dubai have begun using Google Glass to issue fines and record
00:16traffic violations. Colonel Saif Mohair al-Mazroui, Director of Dubai Traffic Police, said the
00:22smart glasses are equipped with a camera and directly linked to the police operations room.
00:27An officer can simply scan the number plate of a car and access all its police records.
00:33Dubai's Al-Shindaga Tunnel, the second oldest crossing on Dubai Creek, is set to be replaced
00:38soon. The iconic tunnel, which is around 40 years old, will be replaced by a multi-lane
00:42bridge in the next few years, an official at the Roads and Transport Authority who was
00:47privy to the plans told Gulf News. The new crossing is likely to have four to six lanes
00:51in each direction.
00:53The leading Tunisian secular party, Nidaa Tunis, has won more than 80 seats in an election
00:59for the new 217-member parliament. The provisional tally for Nidaa Tunis comes against 67 seats
01:05won by Islamist party Al-Nahda, a party source said Monday, citing preliminary ballot counts.
01:11If confirmed, the result would be a setback for Al-Nahda.
01:14The Lebanese army has launched a fierce assault against militants in Tripoli, forcing a retreat
01:19from the old city on a third day of fighting. The battle has now shifted to a Sunni neighborhood
01:23where the army is using tanks and armored vehicles. At least five soldiers and two civilians
01:28have died in the fighting.
01:30Leftist President Dilma Rousseff vowed to reconcile Brazil, reboot the economy, and
01:35fight corruption after narrowly winning re-election Sunday. Rousseff, the first woman president
01:40of the world's seventh-largest economy, took 51.6% of the vote to 48.4% for business
01:46favorite Ese Oneves in a runoff election.
01:50South Africa's football captain and goalkeeper Senzo Maiwa was shot dead late Sunday near
01:55Johannesburg, a police spokesman said. Maiwa, 27, was gunned down at a house in Foslouras,
02:01a township about 30 kilometers south of the city, and declared dead on admission to hospital.
02:07Premier League leader Chelsea dropped points for the second time this season by conceding
02:11a last-gasp equalizer at Manchester United. Chelsea was on the verge of moving eight
02:16points clear of Manchester City when Robin Van Persie scored in the fourth minute of
02:20injury time in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
02:24And finally, weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:29to 25 degrees at night.
02:31That's all for now. Thanks for watching, and as always, you can get the latest news
02:35at gulfnews.com.
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