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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, March the 28th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09The new Expo 2020 logo was unveiled to the public by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin
00:14Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai.
00:19The new logo was projected on the Burj Khalifa facade.
00:23The logo is inspired by an artefact that was found in the archaeological site of Sarug
00:30Archaeologists were rushing to the ancient city of Palmyra to assess the damage wreaked
00:35by Daesh after it was ousted by the Syrian army in a bloody battle.
00:40Some monuments, including the iconic Temple of Bail, lay in pieces almost a year after
00:46the terrorists ceased the site, but much of the ancient city was intact.
00:51Pakistani authorities hunted for breakaway Taliban militants who once declared loyalty
00:56to Daesh after the group claimed responsibility for an Easter suicide bomb targeting Christians
01:03that killed at least 70 people.
01:05The attack on Sunday evening in a busy park in Lahore killed mostly women and children
01:11enjoying an Easter weekend outing.
01:14Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana Ranaut won the Best Actor awards at the 63rd
01:21National Film Awards for their films Piku and Thanu Weds Manu Returns.
01:27Director Sanjay Leela Bansali won Best Director for his warrior romance Bajirao Mastani, while
01:33S.S. Rajamouli's Telugu and Tamil period drama Bahubali won Best Film.
01:40And finally, the weather.
01:41Today's high across the UAE will be 36 degrees Celsius, dropping to 23 degrees at night.
01:47That's all for now.
01:48Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com