00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, November the 16th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11A four-year-old boy drowned in the Dubai Marina after he slipped away from his mother and went through the metal rails, police confirmed on Saturday.
00:21Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al-Mansouri, assistant to the Dubai Police Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs,
00:27said the family and the public tried to save the boy until the authorities arrived, but they were unable to rescue him in time.
00:35America's top general has told US troops in Iraq that momentum is turning against Daesh militants.
00:42General Martin Dempsey, on an unannounced visit, called the militants midgets, but said the battle against them was likely to take years.
00:50The US has launched airstrikes against Daesh and has more than 1,000 personnel in Iraq to help train local forces.
00:59G20 leaders representing the bulk of the world's economy today committed to reform measures to lift their collective growth by an extra 2.1% by 2018.
01:11The pledge, known as the Brisbane Action Plan, comes despite evidence of a slowdown in some major nations.
01:18It will push their combined growth beyond the 2% they were initially targeting in the drive to rehabilitate sluggish global economies and generate jobs.
01:28The first Four Seasons resort in the UAE will open its doors on Sunday, bringing competition for beachfront properties.
01:36The 237-room Four Seasons Resort Dubai is located on Jumeirah Beach Road, Jumeirah 2, with access to a 270-meter beachfront.
01:48In sport, England skipper Wayne Rooney celebrated his 100th international cap by scoring from a penalty as his team rallied to beat Slovenia 3-1 in a Euro 2016 qualifier on Saturday.
02:01Defending champion Spain stayed on course with a 3-0 defeat of Belarus.
02:07Ed Sheeran is indeed coming to the UAE next year, on March 5, for a one-night performance at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre.
02:15The 23-year-old British singer is heading to our neck of the woods as part of the world tour to promote his second album, Multiply.
02:23Tickets go on sale on November 20.
02:27Boy band One Direction and U2 lead singer Bono joined some of the biggest names in British pop and rock music yesterday to record a new version of the Band-Aid charity song to raise money to combat Ebola in Africa.
02:41The single, Do They Know It's Christmas?, was first recorded 30 years ago after musician and philanthropist Bob Geldof inspired a host of stars to come together under the Band-Aid name to help those affected by famine in Ethiopia.
02:56The song has been given a makeover, with words to the original version, which he co-wrote with Midge Yor, changed to reflect the current crisis.
03:06And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 29 degrees Celsius, dropping to 21 degrees at night.
03:13That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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