Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. UAE launches Mars programme. Four boys killed in Israeli offensive. Militants killed in Kabul attack. Xbox One UAE launch on September 5. Woods back on Golf Open tour. Ron Howard to direct Beatles documentary. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Golf News Update for Thursday, July 17. Here are the top stories
00:24at this hour. The UAE has entered the space race with a project to send an unmanned probe
00:29to Mars by 2021 in the Arab world's first mission to another planet. A new UAE space
00:35agency will be created to coordinate the UAE's growing space technology sector and to supervise
00:40the mission. The UAE is one of only nine countries with space programmes to explore the red planet.
00:46The Mars probe's nine-month and more than 92 million kilometre journey will coincide
00:50with the 50th anniversary of the UAE's formation. Israel and Hamas said they would cease fighting
00:56for five hours on Thursday for a humanitarian truce requested by the United Nations, though
01:01Israel remained poised to expand its offensive in the Gaza Strip. On Wednesday, Israeli airstrikes
01:07killed four children and injured several as hundreds of Palestinian families fled with
01:11crying children. Militants who attacked Kabul International Airport were killed by Afghan
01:16security forces early today, even as Afghanistan gears up for a massive poll audit. Election
01:22officials said the audit will take at least three weeks. Hardcore gamers will be able
01:27to pre-order Microsoft's Xbox One console for a limited period from July 16 to August
01:3228. The device will be officially launched in the United Arab Emirates on September 5.
01:39The 143rd Open Golf Championship has got underway at Royal Liverpool today, with Tiger Woods
01:44among the early starters. Woods has recovered from back surgery that caused him to miss
01:49the first two majors of the year. Ron Howard will direct a documentary on the Beatles that
01:54focuses on the band's touring years during the early 1960s. The film is being made with
02:00the cooperation of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison. And finally,
02:05the weather. The daytime temperature will be 41 degrees Celsius, falling to 30 at night.
02:09That's all for now. Thanks for watching. A reminder that our next bulletin will be on
02:13Sunday, but as always, you can get the latest news at golfnews.com