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

00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:12Thousands of exhausted refugees received a hero's welcome as they streamed into Western

00:17Europe but Austria warned the emergency measures are only temporary as the EU struggles to

00:23establish a united response to the crisis.

00:26As thousands of well-wishers turned out at train stations across Germany to greet the

00:31new arrivals, the UN's refugee chief said the crisis could be manageable if European

00:37countries all pulled their weight and agreed on a common approach.

00:42The population of the UAE is closer to 10 million, recording an increase of 700,000

00:48this year, according to the Ministry of Health.

00:50The population was 9.3 million at the end of 2014.

00:55In 2005, it was 4.149 million and in 2010, it was 8.442 million, according to the World

01:04Bank.

01:06The mother of a Palestinian toddler killed in a July arson attack on a West Bank home

01:11has died of burns, the third victim after her husband died last month.

01:16Suspected Israeli attackers torched the home of Saad Dawabsheh in the West Bank village

01:22of Douma on July 31, killing his 18-month-old son Ali.

01:28Saad died on August 9 and mother Reham, 27, on Monday.

01:33A second son was also hospitalized in serious condition.

01:37Iceland made footballing history as they qualified for a major tournament finals for the first

01:43time, joining the Czech Republic in securing their berth at Euro 2016.

01:48The island nation, with its population of barely 330,000, became the least populated

01:55country ever to qualify for a European Championship thanks to a nervy 0-0 draw with Kazakhstan

02:02in Reykjavik.

02:04The actor Amber Heard has been ordered to face an Australian court in November on charges

02:09of illegally bringing two Yorkshire Terriers into the country, violating biosecurity laws.

02:16Heard, who is accused of bringing the dogs into the country by private jet in May while

02:21her husband Johnny Depp was filming the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie, was not present

02:28in the Southport Magistrates' Court on Monday when her lawyers obtained a two-month adjournment.

02:35And finally, the weather.

02:36Today's high across the UAE will be 41 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 degrees at night.

02:42That's all for now.

02:43Thanks for watching.

02:44As always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.

UAE population rises to 10 million - GN Headlines

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