00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, October the 26th. Here are the
00:10top stories at this hour. The EU has pledged to help set up 100,000 places in reception
00:16centers along the refugee route through the Balkans to defuse rising tensions on its eastern
00:23frontier over how to deal with the crisis. European Commission President Jean-Claude
00:28Juncker made the announcement after emergency talks with the heads of 10 EU nations, including
00:35German Chancellor Angela Merkel, plus the leaders of non-EU Albania, Serbia and Macedonia.
00:42The meeting comes after Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia warned they could close their borders
00:47to stop them becoming a buffer zone for the tens of thousands of people streaming into
00:52Europe every day. A deaf and mute Indian woman who accidentally
00:57strayed into Pakistan as a child 12 years ago arrived in New Delhi, hoping to be reunited
01:03with her family. Beaming as she was greeted at the airport by scores of well-wishers,
01:09wearing a red tunic, her head loosely covered with a matching stole, Geeta, now 23, waved
01:15to the school children and others who had gathered to see her after her arrival.
01:21The UAE Cabinet has approved a Dirham 48.55 billion federal budget with zero deficit for
01:28the fiscal year 2016. The draft budget has placed maximum emphasis on education, social
01:35development, government services and public health.
01:39In the Rugby World Cup, the Wallabies set up a mouth-watering final with holders all
01:43blacks when they swept past a spirited Argentina 29-15 in the second semi-final in Twickenham.
01:51The final is scheduled at the Twickenham Stadium on October 31.
01:56Pop singer Justin Bieber dominated the MTV Europe Music Awards in Milan with five wins
02:02on Sunday night, including for Best Male Performer, Best Collaboration and Best Look. Host Ed
02:09Sheeran took home two awards himself for Best Live Act and Best World Stage.
02:15And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 36 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:20to 26 degrees at night.
02:22That's all for now. Thanks for watching. But as always, you can get the latest news
02:27on gulfnews.com
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