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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, March 2nd. Here are the top
00:05stories at this hour.
00:07Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton took major steps towards claiming their party's presidential
00:12nominations with sweeping wins on Super Tuesday. Clinton won seven of the 11 states for Democrats
00:17and Trump did at least as well for the Republicans. That increases the likelihood of a Trump-Clinton
00:22showdown in the November presidential elections.
00:25A 30 billion dirham free zone in Dubai will build upon the emirate's historic strengths
00:30in trade and utilise the full potential of Al Maktoum International Airport and Jebel
00:35Ali Port. The Dubai Wholesale City, to be implemented by Dubai Holding, will also help
00:40the UAE acquire a significant share of global trade, currently valued at $4.3 trillion.
00:47More than 15,000 wholesale traders are expected to take up locations in the city.
00:52Leicester City is ready to fight for the Premier League title after the setback of a 2-2 home
00:57draw against West Bromwich Albion. Manager Claudio Ranieri's men missed the chance to
01:02extend their lead to five points as they were held by West Brom on Tuesday, but Ranieri
01:06insists their spirit remains undimmed as they prepare for the final ten games of the season.
01:12A documentary about singer Amy Winehouse has won an Academy Award, but her father isn't
01:16celebrating. Mitch Winehouse said it's fantastic that people still love his daughter, who died
01:22of an alcohol poisoning in 2011 at age 27, but he says Asif Kabedia's film Amy, which
01:28won the Best Documentary Oscar, has no bearing on her life.
01:32And finally, the weather today is high across the UAE, with 25 degrees Celsius dropping
01:36to 18 degrees at night. That's all for now, thank you for watching. As always, you can
01:40get the latest news on golfnews.com
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