00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, September the 2nd.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12A new United Nations report says Gaza could be uninhabitable in less than five years if
00:18current economic trends continue.
00:20The report released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development points to the eight
00:25years of economic blockade of Gaza, as well as the three wars and Israeli assaults on
00:30Gaza in the past six years.
00:33Last year's war displaced half a million people and left massive parts of Gaza destroyed.
00:40Normal life was affected in various parts of the country, including the Indian states
00:44of West Bengal and Kerala, as ten central trade unions went on a day-long nationwide
00:50strike to protest against changes in labor laws and privatization of public sector units.
00:57Trade union leaders claimed that around 150 million formal sector workers are on strike
01:03in support of their 12-point Charter of Demands.
01:06The day-long strike was seen affecting transport and banking operations, among other services.
01:14Thousands of refugees remain stranded at Budapest's main international railway station as hung
01:20arian authorities are sticking to European Union rules and preventing them from leaving
01:25for Germany and other countries west.
01:28Around 3,000 refugees were at the Keleti station in the Hungarian capital early today, many
01:34sleeping outside the main entrance guarded by police, who said citizen patrols were now
01:40assisting them in keeping order.
01:43Manchester United completed a staggering transfer deadline day deal for French teenager Anthony
01:49Marshall, but David De Gea remained at Old Trafford after his move to Real Madrid collapsed.
01:56British media reports put Marshall's fee at £36 million, which would make him the game's
02:02most expensive teenager.
02:05James Bond author Anthony Horowitz has apologized after he called Idris Elba too street to play
02:12the suave spy.
02:14I admit it was a poor choice of word.
02:16I am mortified to have caused offense.
02:19Horowitz posted on Twitter after his comments in a newspaper article led to widespread criticism.
02:26And finally, the weather.
02:27Today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 degrees at night.
02:34That's all for now.
02:35Thanks for watching.
02:36And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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