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00:00On the eve of his first Congressional address, President Donald Trump offered a taste of
00:14his upcoming budget, announcing he would ask Congress for a nearly 10 percent rise in defense
00:20spending and a large cut in foreign aid.
00:24Previewing measures designed to back up campaign promises with dollars and cents, Trump promised
00:29a fiscal plan focused on public safety and national security.
00:35The UN Security Council will vote today on a draft resolution that would impose sanctions
00:40on Syria for the use of chemical weapons, diplomats have said.
00:45Russia has vowed to use its veto to block the measure, which would be the seventh time
00:50that Moscow has resorted to its veto power to shield its Damascus ally.
00:55The Dubai International Boat Show 2017 opens to its 25th year today.
01:00This year's show runs until March 4 at the Dubai International Marine Club, Mina Siahi.
01:06Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is hoping to fire regularly after his brace in Monday's
01:113-1 victory over Liverpool helped the struggling champions and their five-game losing streak
01:17in the Premier League.
01:18Vardy, who scored 24 league goals during Leicester's title-winning campaign last year, has been
01:24far from his prolific best this season, managing nine goals across competitions so far.
01:30Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel shared his perspective on the show's best-picture gaffe during his
01:35Monday monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
01:38La La Land was simultaneously somehow the biggest winner and the loser last night, Kimmel
01:43said.
01:44Presenters announced La La Land as the best-picture winner at the Academy Awards.
01:48The Moonlight was the actual winner.
01:51And finally, the weather.
01:52Today's high across the UAE will be 24 degrees Celsius, dropping to 15 degrees at night.
01:58That's all for now.
01:59Thanks for watching.
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