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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, November 21. Here are the top
00:06stories at this hour.
00:08German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would seek a fourth term in elections next year
00:13to defend democratic principles in the face of looming threats at home and abroad. Predicting
00:18her toughest campaign to date, Merkel said the uncertainty created by poll triumphs for
00:23Brexit and Donald Trump meant she had a duty to serve her country.
00:27François Fillon heads into a run-off campaign for France's Conservative presidential ticket
00:32today as favourite. This comes after Fillon won the endorsement of former President Nicolas
00:37Sarkozy, whom he ousted from the race after a stunning late surge in polls. Market analysts
00:43say the outcome opens up fresh uncertainty about the result of next year's presidential
00:48election.
00:49Ravichandran Ashwin bagged a match haul of 8 wickets as India beat England by 246 runs
00:56today in the second cricket test. Chasing an unlikely 405 for victory on the fifth
01:01day, England were bowled out for 158. India now lead the five-match series 1-0 after the
01:08first test in Rajkot ended in a draw.
01:11Andy Murray has worn Novak Djokovic. He is ready to embark on a sustained period of dominance
01:17after the Scot crowned a golden season by finishing on top of the world. Murray produced
01:21an imperious display to defeat Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 and win the ATB Tour Finals at London's
01:28O2 Arena on Sunday.
01:30And finally, weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 31 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:35to 23 degrees at night.
01:37That's all for now. Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com