00:00Good day, welcome to the gulf news update for Wednesday, September the 13th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09Apple unveiled three new iPhone models on Monday, including a top-of-the-line handset
00:14described as the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone X years ago.
00:20Apple chief executive Tim Cook announced the premium iPhone X as well as a new iPhone 8
00:25and 8 Plus.
00:26The iPhone X, with glass on both sides, a Super Retina display and Face ID to unlock
00:32the phone, will start at $999.
00:36Delivery orders begin on October 27, with the phone being shipped from November 3.
00:41Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will skip this week's UN General Assembly.
00:47Along with the Myanmar military leadership, Suu Kyi has drawn severe global condemnation
00:52for the violence that has driven at least 370,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee the country.
00:59A presidential office spokesman said Suu Kyi would miss the assembly in order to address
01:04domestic security issues.
01:07Lionel Messi netted twice in Barcelona's convincing 3-0 victory over Juventus that kicked off
01:13their Champions League campaign in style.
01:16Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Chelsea also won big on Tuesday.
01:21Neymar scored the opener in PSG's superb 5-0 victory over Celtic in Glasgow.
01:28Pakistan hosted the first of three T20 games last night against a touring World XI, winning
01:34by 20 runs in a packed stadium in Lahore.
01:37The home side rode on the back of a rapid 86 by opener Babar Azam, raking up a formidable
01:44197.
01:46Dozens of Hollywood stars turned out to sing, tell stories and plead for support for US
01:51hurricane victims on Tuesday.
01:53The one-hour televised benefit raised $14.5 million by the time cameras were turned off.
02:00Stevie Wonder sang Lean On Me while Usher and Blake Shelton joined for Stand By Me.
02:06And finally, the weather.
02:07Today's high across the UAE will be 39 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 degrees at night.
02:13That's all for now.
02:14Thanks for watching.
02:15As always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com.
02:21And as always, thanks for watching.
02:22We'll see you soon.
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