00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, January the 25th. Here are the
00:10top stories at this hour.
00:12French President François Hollande made common cause with India on the issue of fighting
00:16terrorism underlining that the purpose of his visit was to reinforce and strengthen
00:21the cooperation between the two countries to tackle the menace.
00:25Hollande, who is on a three-day visit to India, praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for playing
00:30an important role in Paris' COP21 and said that the two countries are going to follow
00:35up on all decisions on the climate change front as well as areas of economic cooperation.
00:42Egyptian authorities have beefed up security across the country on the fifth anniversary
00:47of a popular uprising that forced longtime President Hosni Mubarak out of power amid
00:53an increase in militant attacks. Troops have been deployed outside vital state institutions
00:58and security has been tightened for the subway system in Cairo. The measures were taken after
01:04the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood called on its followers to stage massive street protests
01:09today.
01:10German sportswear giant Adidas, the biggest sponsor of the scandal-hit International Association
01:16of Athletics Federations, is to end its multimillion-dollar backing of the governing body four years
01:22early, the BBC reported. The BBC said Adidas' decision was related directly to the doping
01:28scandal engulfing global track and field. Senior management at Adidas have also voiced
01:34their concerns at the corruption scandal surrounding FIFA, although the company remains a commercial
01:39partner of world football's governing body.
01:43Malayalam actress Kalpana, 51, died on Monday reportedly due to a cardiac arrest in Hyderabad.
01:49The actress, who was known for her comic timing as well as character roles, was in
01:53the city to attend an awards function. According to reports, she was found unconscious in a
01:58hotel room by a hotel staff on Monday morning and died before she reached the hospital.
02:04And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 29 degrees Celsius dropping
02:09to 16 degrees at night.
02:11That's all for now. Thanks for watching. But as always, you can get the latest news on
02:16gulfnews.com
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