00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, March 16. Here are the top stories
00:07at this hour. A federal judge in Hawaii issued a nationwide
00:11order last night blocking President Donald Trump's ban on travel from parts of the Muslim
00:15world. The ban deals a stinging blow to the White House and signals that Trump will have
00:20to account in court for his heated rhetoric about Islam.
00:24The ruling was the second major setback for Trump in his pursuit of a policy he has trumpeted
00:28as critical for national security. The US is demanding that UN Secretary-General
00:34Antonio Guterres withdraw a report by a UN body accusing Israel of imposing apartheid
00:40on the Palestinians. The study concluded that available evidence
00:44established beyond a reasonable doubt that Israel is guilty of policies and practices
00:48that constitute the crime of apartheid. The report found that Palestinians were subjected
00:53to a strategic fragmentation that allowed Israel to impose racial domination.
00:59The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points last night, the second
01:04time the central bank has increased rates in three months. The move was spurred by steady
01:09economic growth, strong job gains and confidence that inflation is rising to the central bank's
01:13target. The US central bank followed suit, saying it will raise interest rates applied
01:18to certificate of deposits by 25 basis points effective today.
01:23A reboot of The Matrix is said to be in the works, but many fans would rather see Warner
01:28Brothers choose a different pill. The Hollywood Reporter said that the studio is developing
01:32a relaunch of the 1999 film, which spawned two far less beloved sequels. The report was
01:39enough to stoke a backlash on social media over any tampering with the Wachowskis' trench-coated
01:44slow-motion bullet-flying science fiction creation.
01:48And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:52to 24 degrees at night. That's all for now, thank you for watching. We will be back with
01:57the newscast on Sunday, but you can always get the latest news on golfnews.com.
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