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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, February the 4th. Here are
00:08the top stories at this hour. Jordan this morning hanged two Iraqis, including
00:13a female militant, hours after Daesh released a video appearing to show a captured Jordanian
00:18pilot being burnt alive. Jordan had promised an earth-shaking response to the killing of
00:24the pilot Muath al-Qassasba. Sajida al-Rashawi, in her mid-40s, was sentenced to death for
00:30her role in a 2005 suicide bomb attack that killed 60 people.
00:35In Taiwan, rescuers scrambled to reach around 30 people trapped in the wreckage of a passenger
00:40plane which clipped the road bridge and plunged into a river outside Taipei this morning,
00:45leaving at least 11 people dead. Dramatic video footage from the accident showed
00:49the TransAsia ATR turboprop hit the road bridge as it banked side-long towards the water.
00:56A packed commuter train slammed into an SUV on the tracks at a crossing in New York City
01:01suburbs on Tuesday night, killing seven people. The impact of the crash was so forceful the
01:06electrified third rail buckled and pierced the train, according to authorities.
01:12Average residential rents continued to rise in Abu Dhabi during the fourth quarter of
01:16last year, according to a report by CBRE. Despite the figures, the rise was at a slower
01:21pace than at the start of the year, the global real estate consultancy firm said, adding
01:26that recent delivery of new supply has increased competition.
01:30Sports footballer Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal reiterated his determination
01:34to win a trophy in his debut season after his side beat Cambridge United in the FA Cup
01:39fourth round. United prevailed 3-0 in last night's replay against fourth-tier Cambridge
01:44at Old Trafford, thanks to goals from Juan Mata, Marcus Rojo and James Wilson.
01:50One year after he launched a soul-stirring cry for help for the people of Syria, British
01:54singer Sammy Youssef is back at it. This time, the World Food Programme ambassador is promoting
01:59what he calls the world's first interfaith anthem, a song called the Gift of Love, to
02:05mark the World Interfaith Harmony Week this week. Youssef's song and video was released
02:10on Monday to promote the event and hopefully start a movement.
02:14And finally, today's weather. Highs across the UAE will be 27 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:18to 19 tonight. That's all for now. Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the
02:21latest news on gulfnews.com