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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, March 7.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the country, sparking tit-for-tat action by
00:13Malaysia as police investigating the murder of King Jong-nam in Kuala Lumpur sought to
00:19question up to three men hiding in the North Korean embassy.
00:24Malaysia was outraged by the murder of the North Korean leader's estranged half-brother
00:29at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb. 13 by assassins using VX nerve agent, a chemical
00:36listed by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction.
00:40The United States started to deploy the first elements of its advanced anti-missile defense
00:45system in South Korea after North Korea's test of four ballistic missiles, U.S. Pacific
00:50Command said, despite angry opposition from China.
00:54The announcement came as North Korean state media said leader Kim Jong-un had personally
00:59supervised missile launches by an army unit that is positioned to strike U.S. bases in
01:04Japan, stepping up threats against Washington as U.S. troops conduct joint military exercises
01:10in South Korea.
01:12Chelsea coach Antonio Conte welcomed the pressure other clubs are trying to maintain on his
01:17runway Premier League leaders and said he expected a battle until the season is over.
01:22I think it will be very tough until the end, Conte told reporters after Chelsea's 2-1 win
01:28at West Ham United restored a 10-point lead at the top.
01:32The victory left Chelsea with a commanding advantage over second-placed Tottenham Hotspur
01:37with 11 games to go.
01:39And finally, the weather.
01:40Today's high across the UAE will be 26 degrees Celsius, dropping to 19 degrees at night.
01:46That's all for now.
01:47Thanks for watching.
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