00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, April the 10th. Here are the top
00:06stories at this hour.
00:08A massive fire swept through a temple in southern India early this morning, killing more than
00:13100 people after thousands gathered to watch an illegal fireworks display. More than 350
00:18others were injured in the fire that engulfed the temple complex in Kollam in Kerala, where
00:23crowds had built up during the night for a festival. A team of specialist doctors and
00:28medicines were being deployed from New Delhi to help with the disaster amid reports of
00:32horrific burns suffered by survivors.
00:35Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi King Salman Abdel Aziz have agreed to
00:40set up a $16 billion investment fund. The two leaders also settled a long-standing maritime
00:45dispute on Saturday, as the king continued his rare visit to Egypt. In one of the most
00:50high-profile announcements, Cairo said it had agreed to demarcate its maritime borders
00:55with Saudi Arabia.
00:57Ahmad Properties have announced plans to launch The Tower, the world's tallest observation
01:02deck and Dubai's new monument in the making. Located at the Dubai Creek Harbour, The Tower
01:07will share the neighbourhood with the city's new mega-retail district.
01:12Manny Pacquiao crowned his 21-year professional career with an emphatic victory over Tim Bradley
01:18on a big night for boxing, delivering a vintage performance before saying farewell to the
01:22sport. Fighting for the first time since his defeat to Floyd Mayweather, Pacquiao knocked
01:27down Bradley twice on his way to a unanimous decision.
01:31Charlize Theron, the star of Mad Max Fury Road, won the first award of the night at
01:37Saturday's MTV Movie Awards, taking Best Female Performance. She thanked the film's director,
01:43her son Jackson, and daughter August. Meanwhile, Will Smith accepted the show's highest honour,
01:49the Generation Award. The 47-year-old entertainer told fans that he is dedicated to being a
01:54light in this world.
01:56And finally, weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 32 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:00to 24 degrees at night.
02:02That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:07at gulfnews.com
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