00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, January 14. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:11Attackers set off explosions at a Starbucks cafe in a bustling shopping area of downtown
00:15Jakarta and waged gun battles with police today, leaving bodies in the streets as office
00:20workers watched in terror from high-rise windows.
00:23There were unconfirmed media reports of explosions in other parts of Jakarta. Police said four
00:28of the attackers and three others were killed in the brazen attacks, which came after several
00:32warnings in recent weeks by the police that militants were planning something major.
00:37Several police shared a bonanza of $1.6 billion last night in the US Powerball lottery, officials
00:44said, after millions tuned in to see the fate of the world record jackpot live on TV. The
00:49winning numbers were 4, 8, 19, 27 and 34, with a 10 as the so-called Powerball number.
00:57Military fever gripped the US, with people frantically checking their $2 slips to see
01:01if they had won the world record amount.
01:04In sport, New South Africa test captain AB de Villiers says he is not sure if he wants
01:09to remain in charge beyond the test series against England. De Villiers, 31, replaced
01:13Hashim Amla, who resigned after last week's drawn second test with England in Cape Town.
01:19He also admitted there was a bit of truth to reports he is considering retiring from
01:22tests at the end of the series to focus on limited overs cricket.
01:27Joe Allen's last gasp equaliser earned Liverpool a thrilling 3-3 draw with Arsenal as the Premier
01:33League leaders wasted a chance to consolidate pole position at Anfield last night. The Gunners
01:39are now top only on goal difference from second place Leicester, who won at Tottenham to boost
01:43their surprise challenge.
01:46David Bowie's body has reportedly been privately cremated in New York following his death at
01:50the age of 69. In line with his wishes, no family or friends were present at the ceremony
01:56in the city where he had lived for much of his life. The cremation took place soon after
02:01his death, avoiding a funeral service for a star who had valued his deeply private lifestyle.
02:06The cast of NBC's hit sitcom Friends is scheduled to come together next month for the first
02:11time on the network since the series ended in 2004 for a tribute to TV comedy director
02:16James Burroughs. Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry
02:22and David Schwimmer will be part of a star-studded tribute to the 75-year-old Burroughs on February
02:2621.
02:27Nineties rock band James is the latest act to announce for this year's Emirates Airline
02:32Dubai Jazz Festival. The band has been active on and off for over three decades and are
02:37best known for their hits Sit Down, Come Home, She's a Star and Born of Frustration. Lead
02:42singer Tim Booth left the band in 2001 and reunited with them in 2007.
02:48And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 24 degrees Celsius dropping
02:52to 16 degrees at night.
02:54That's all for now. Thank you for watching. We will be back with the newscast on Sunday,
02:58but you can always get the latest news on gulfnews.com
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