Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Millions of workers on strike in India. UN report says Gaza could be uninhabitable in less than five years. Refugee crisis in Budapest. Anthony Martial in record transfer deal. Anthony Horowitz apologizes for controversial remark. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, September the 2nd.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12A new United Nations report says Gaza could be uninhabitable in less than five years if
00:18current economic trends continue.
00:20The report released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development points to the eight
00:25years of economic blockade of Gaza, as well as the three wars and Israeli assaults on
00:30Gaza in the past six years.
00:33Last year's war displaced half a million people and left massive parts of Gaza destroyed.
00:40Normal life was affected in various parts of the country, including the Indian states
00:44of West Bengal and Kerala, as ten central trade unions went on a day-long nationwide
00:50strike to protest against changes in labor laws and privatization of public sector units.
00:57Trade union leaders claimed that around 150 million formal sector workers are on strike
01:03in support of their 12-point Charter of Demands.
01:06The day-long strike was seen affecting transport and banking operations, among other services.
01:14Thousands of refugees remain stranded at Budapest's main international railway station as hung
01:20arian authorities are sticking to European Union rules and preventing them from leaving
01:25for Germany and other countries west.
01:28Around 3,000 refugees were at the Keleti station in the Hungarian capital early today, many
01:34sleeping outside the main entrance guarded by police, who said citizen patrols were now
01:40assisting them in keeping order.
01:43Manchester United completed a staggering transfer deadline day deal for French teenager Anthony
01:49Marshall, but David De Gea remained at Old Trafford after his move to Real Madrid collapsed.
01:56British media reports put Marshall's fee at £36 million, which would make him the game's
02:02most expensive teenager.
02:05James Bond author Anthony Horowitz has apologized after he called Idris Elba too street to play
02:12the suave spy.
02:14I admit it was a poor choice of word.
02:16I am mortified to have caused offense.
02:19Horowitz posted on Twitter after his comments in a newspaper article led to widespread criticism.
02:26And finally, the weather.
02:27Today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 degrees at night.
02:34That's all for now.
02:35Thanks for watching.
02:36And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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