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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, December the 7th.

00:23Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:26Typhoon Hagupit knocked out power in entire coastal provinces of the Philippines, mowed

00:31down trees and sent more than 650,000 people into shelters before it weakened Sunday.

00:38The typhoon spared the central Philippines a repetition of unprecedented devastation

00:42by last year's storm.

00:44Shallow floods, damaged shanties and ripped off store signs were a common sight across

00:49the region, but there were no confirmed deaths or major destruction after Hagupit slammed

00:55into eastern Samar and other island provinces.

00:59A crippling cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment may have been the work of pro-North

01:04Korean supporters, but allegations that the isolated country was to blame are wild rumour

01:11state media said today.

01:12An article in the state KCNA news agency said North Korea had called on the world to defend

01:18it from a forthcoming Sony comedy, The Interview, which features a plot to assassinate North

01:24Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

01:26The article denounced South Korea for floating the false rumour that the North was involved

01:31in the hacking.

01:33In sport, Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafiz was suspended for an illegal bowling action

01:38by the International Cricket Council.

01:40The suspension makes Hafiz the second Pakistan player after Saeed Ajmal to face sanction

01:46in the past three months.

01:48The 34-year-old had his action reported during the first test against New Zealand in Abu

01:53Dhabi last month.

01:55Cristiano Ronaldo netted a record 23rd hat-trick in La Liga and his 200th goal in the Spanish

02:02top flight last night.

02:03The goals came as Real Madrid equaled a Spanish record of 18 consecutive wins in all competitions

02:10with a 3-0 win over Celta Vigo.

02:12Ronaldo passes Telmo Zara and Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano to reach his double century

02:19of La Liga goals.

02:21Veteran Indian actor Dilip Kumar has been diagnosed with pneumonia.

02:25A close family friend said the actor is responding to the treatment at the Leelavati Hospital

02:30in Mumbai.

02:32And finally, the weather.

02:33Today's high across the UAE will be 28 degrees Celsius, dropping to 20 degrees at night.

02:39That's all for now.

02:40Thanks for watching.

02:41And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com

Typhoon Hagupit hits the Philippines - GN Midday

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