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Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Deaf, mute girl returns to India. EU to set up reception centres for refugees. dh48.55 UAE for fiscal year 2016. Australia vs New Zealand Rugby World Cup Final. Beiber wins 5 EU MTV awards. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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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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