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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, March 9.
00:05Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:07The CIA has accused Wikileaks of endangering Americans, helping US rivals and hampering
00:13the fight against terror threats by releasing a trove of CIA hacking tools.
00:17A CIA spokeswoman would not confirm the authenticity of the materials published by Wikileaks.
00:23The documents showed that CIA hackers can turn a TV into a listening device, bypass
00:28popular encryption apps, and possibly control one's car.
00:32The US has sent a Marine Corps artillery battery into Syria to help defeat Daesh in Raqqa.
00:39Currently, the US has limited its ground troops to about 500 special operations fighters,
00:44whose job has been to train and assist a local Arab-Kurdish alliance.
00:49Dubai's property market remains in upturn mode.
00:52In the first two months of the year, just about every freehold community gained by high
00:57double digits compared to last year.
00:59The most popular pick for buyers continues to be Dubai Marina, selling 272 units in the
01:04first two months.
01:06Barcelona needed a miracle to make history last night.
01:09Three, to be precise.
01:11Just minutes away from elimination, Barcelona had to conjure up three instant goals and
01:16it was Neymar who stepped up.
01:18The Brazilian striker first scored in the 88th minute, then a penalty two minutes later
01:23before floating a perfect pass for Sergi Roberto to score the winner in the 5th minute
01:28of injury time.
01:30They beat Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 to complete the biggest ever comeback in the Champions
01:34League.
01:36And finally, the weather.
01:37Today's high across the UAE will be 27 degrees Celsius, dropping to 18 degrees at night.
01:42That's all for now.
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