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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, May the 17th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Authorities are studying the implementation of Dubai's Makhani satellite addressing system for the entire UAE.
00:19Makhani, or My Location, assigns a 10-digit coordinate to Dubai buildings viewable on a digital map in the free app.
00:28The prospect of its nationwide implementation is being studied by a committee, said Sumaya Al Zarouni, project manager, Makhani Application Department at Dubai Municipality.
00:40Two nuns who lived in Ottoman Palestine during the 19th century have been made saints at a Vatican ceremony today.
00:48Marie-Alphonsine Ghatas of Jerusalem and Mariam Bawardi of Galilee became the first Palestinian Arabs to gain sainthood.
00:57Though there are several saints who lived in the region during Christianity's early days, Bawardi and Ghatas are the first to be canonized from Ottoman-era Palestine.
01:08In sport, Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddon has announced his retirement from One Day Internationals as he prepares to fly out for Australia's Test Tours of the West Indies and Britain.
01:20The 37-year-old Haddon claimed 170 catches and 11 stumpings in his ODI career.
01:28Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard told supporters he was devastated about leaving the club after his final game at Anfield last night.
01:38Gerrard, 34, will join the Los Angeles Galaxy in July after almost 17 years at his hometown club.
01:46Emirati filmmaker Ali Mustafa is back and this time he's turning up the action.
01:52Fresh off his acclaimed film From A to B, the director is teaming up again with Image Nation Abu Dhabi for his next feature called The Worthy.
02:02Mustafa made the announcement on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival.
02:08And finally the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 37 degrees Celsius dropping to 29 degrees at night.
02:15That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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