Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Italian Prime Minister resigns. At least 46 people have been killed in suspected Russian air strikes in Syria. Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha suffers cardiac arrest. James Taylor, Al Pacino and Maivs Staples feted at Kennedy Center Honors.
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, December the 5th. Here are the
00:06top stories at this hour.
00:08Italian voters dealt Premier Matteo Renzi a stinging defeat on his reforms referendum
00:12triggering his resignation announcement and galvanizing the populist opposition Five Star
00:17Movement's determination to gain national power soon. In voting no, Italians also delivered
00:22a rebuke to Italy's industrialists, banks and other establishment institutions, which
00:27had staunchly backed the referendum. Suspected Russian airstrikes have killed at least 46
00:32people in the opposition-held parts of Syria as the UN Security Council prepares to vote
00:37today on a resolution demanding a temporary ceasefire in Aleppo. Dead bodies have filled
00:42up the streets as more than 300 people have been killed by regime forces in the past few
00:46days. Residents say there is no room for the dead as cemeteries have reached their capacity.
00:51Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha is said to be critical after suffering a cardiac arrest,
00:57but continued to remain under close watch of an expert team of doctors at the Apollo
01:02Hospital where she has been undergoing treatment for more than two months. Doctors were trying
01:06their very best, the hospital said earlier today. Singer-songwriter James Taylor, actor
01:11Al Pacino and gospel vocalist Mavis Staples were among five feted at the Kennedy Center
01:17Honors on Sunday night. U.S. President Barack Obama lauded the five honorees, including
01:22pianist Martha Argerich and rock band The Eagles, at a White House ceremony.
01:27And finally, weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 30 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:31to 20 degrees at night. That's all for now. Thanks for watching, and as always, you can
01:36get the latest news at gulfnews.com.