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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, December the 13th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10Democrat Doug Jones won a bitter fight for a U.S. Senate seat in deeply conservative
00:15Alabama on Tuesday.
00:17The stunning upset deals a political blow to President Donald Trump in a race marked
00:22by sexual misconduct accusations against Republican candidate Roy Moore.
00:27Jones became the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama in a quarter
00:32century.
00:33Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has warned his side not to take Al Jazeera lightly as
00:39the clubs clash in the semi-final of the Club World Cup tonight.
00:44Al Jazeera are appearing at the tournament as champions of the host nation UAE.
00:49The final kicks off at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi at 9pm.
00:55Critics have heaped praise on Star Wars The Last Jedi after an embargo was lifted for
01:00Walt Disney Company's latest film in the space adventure saga.
01:04Of 37 reviews from top critics, including those at the New York Times and Los Angeles
01:10Times, 95% were positive, according to RottenTomatoes.com.
01:16The Last Jedi closes the Dubai International Film Festival tonight and will begin screening
01:21in UAE cinemas from Thursday.
01:24And finally, the weather.
01:25Today's high across the UAE will be 26 degrees Celsius, dropping to 16 degrees at night.
01:30That's all for now.
01:31Thanks for watching.
01:32As always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com