00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, December the 10th. Here are
00:09the top stories at this hour. Two people, including a 15-year-old boy, have been arrested
00:15in Sydney over a terror plot targeting a government building, with authorities expressing alarm
00:20at the age of those being radicalised. The teenager and 20-year-old man were seized at
00:25their homes and charged with one count each of conspiracy to conduct an act in preparation
00:30for a terrorist act. Three others currently in jail were also expected to be charged with
00:34the same offence, police said. Tens of thousands of supporters jammed Argentina's most famous
00:40square Wednesday night to say goodbye to President Cristina Fernandez, who lauded her government's
00:46achievements while blasting the incoming administration. As people cheered on a balmy night, Fernandez
00:52gave a speech that was a clear sign that she does not plan to make it easy for present
00:56elect Mauricio Macri. In sport, Carmen Alonso celebrated her mother's recovery from lung
01:02cancer operation by shooting six under par 66 to take a joint lead with Liz Young after
01:08round one of the Omega Dubai Ladies' Masters. Alonso sat out most of this season in order
01:13to take care of her mother, who underwent surgery in October. As a result, the 31-year-old
01:19Spaniard only played five events and will now need to return to qualifying school in
01:23order to regain her card for next season. Chelsea and Arsenal join Manchester City as
01:29English Premier League teams in the knockout stages of the Champions League, avoiding the
01:33fate of Manchester United, who dropped into the Europa League. Chelsea beat Porto 2-0
01:38at Stamford Bridge thanks to an own goal from Marcano and a strike from Willian. The draw
01:43for the last 16 of the Champions League is on December 14. After the fun and glamour
01:48of the red carpet, the action at the Dubai International Film Festival's first night
01:53then moved inside the MadNut Arena, where three lifetime achievement honorees collected
01:58their awards. Catherine Deneuve, Naziruddin Shah and Ezat Al-Alaili were presented their
02:03awards by Sheikh Manzoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The fourth recipient, French
02:08Tunisian actor Sami Bouazila, was not present. And finally, the weather. Today's high across
02:15the UAE will be 24 degrees Celsius, dropping to 17 degrees at night. That's all for now.
02:20Thank you for watching. We will be back with the newscast on Sunday, but you can always
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