00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, February 5th. Here are the top
00:09stories making the news. Taiwan rescuers scoured a river for 12 people still missing from a
00:15trans-Asia plane crash as the pilot, who died in the crash, was hailed as a hero for apparently
00:20battling to avoid hitting built-up areas. Hundreds of rescuers in boats as well as divers
00:25and soldiers mounted the search in the chilly waters as the death toll rose to 31, with
00:30more bodies located, including those of the pilot and co-pilot, authorities said. The
00:35trans-Asia ATR 72600 crashed shortly after take-off from Songshan Airport in Taipei on
00:42Wednesday. Prices of European food and beverages in the UAE are expected to drop in the next
00:47few months due to the weakening euro, according to industry experts. The euro has dropped
00:52by around 16% against the dollar over the last year and by 4.3% over the last month
00:58to 1.14. Channing Tatum has touched down in Dubai. The actor has been the talk of the
01:04town since the saucy trailer for his sequel film, Magic Mike XXL, released on Wednesday.
01:11Shortly after the release, Tatum appeared alongside friend and DJ Steve Aoki in Dubai.
01:16Aoki posed two photos of himself and Tatum to Twitter and Instagram. Hollywood superstar
01:22Johnny Depp has married actress Amber Heard in secret at their home in Los Angeles. Depp
01:2651 and Heard 28 got engaged in 2012 and plan a bigger wedding this weekend on Depp's private
01:33island in the Bahamas. Real Madrid moved four points clear of Barcelona at the top of Spain's
01:38La Liga thanks to a 2-1 home win over Sevilla last night. But they suffered an injury blow
01:44as goalscorer James Rodriguez suffered a broken foot in the Santiago Bernabeu clash. In England,
01:50a stunning injury time strike by Philippe Coutinho took Liverpool past second-tier Bolton
01:55Wanderers and into the FA Cup fifth round. And finally, the weather. Today's high across
02:00the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius, dropping to 16 degrees at night. That's all for now.
02:05Thank you for watching. A reminder that our next bulletin will be on Sunday, but as always
02:09you can get the latest news on golfnews.com
02:20.
Comments