00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, January the 22nd.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08Hundreds of thousands of women filled the streets of major American cities to lead a
00:13wave of protests against President Donald Trump a day after his inauguration.
00:18Women activists, outraged by Trump's campaign rhetoric, which they found to be misogynistic,
00:23spearheaded scores of marches in the U.S. and around the world on Saturday.
00:28Meanwhile, on his first full day in office, Trump berated the media over its coverage
00:33of his inauguration.
00:34He turned a bridge-building visit to the CIA headquarters into an airing of grievances
00:39about dishonest journalists.
00:41Lebanese security forces have foiled an attempted suicide bombing at a cafe in Beirut's busy
00:47Hamra district on Saturday.
00:49The suspected bomber was stopped while wearing an explosive vest as he attempted to enter
00:53the cafe and before he was able to detonate it.
00:57At least 36 people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday night when nine coaches
01:02of a passenger train derailed in eastern India.
01:05The Hirakand Express train from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar derailed at around 11.20 p.m.
01:12in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
01:14The incident happened in an area where Maoist rebels typically operate.
01:19Top-seated Briton Andy Murray was knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round
01:23today, losing 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 to German world number 50 Misha Zerev.
01:32Murray's defeat follows that of reigning champion Novak Djokovic, who fell to Denis
01:37Istomin in the second round.
01:39Representatives for the Sundance Film Festival say that their network systems were subject
01:44to a cyber-attack that caused its box office to shut down briefly on Saturday.
01:49But even in the midst of the blackout, organizers assured festival-goers that screenings would
01:53still take place as planned.
01:55The film festival runs through January 29.
01:58And finally, weather.
01:59Today's high across the UAE will be 28 degrees Celsius, dropping to 22 degrees at night.
02:05That's all for now.
02:06Thanks for watching.
02:07And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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