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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, February the 12th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09Investigators will begin examining today the possible causes of one of Russia's worst
00:14ever aviation accidents.
00:16An Antonov An-148 passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed near Moscow minutes after
00:23take-off on Sunday, killing everyone on board.
00:27The flight was operated by the domestic Saratov Airlines and was headed for Orsk, a city in
00:33the Ural Mountains.
00:34Russia's investigative committee said it would probe human error, technical failure
00:39and weather conditions as possible causes.
00:42Shigzayd Road's status as the destination for skyscraper records has just been reinforced.
00:49The Javora Hotel will from today lay claim to be the world's tallest hotel at 356.53
00:57metres in height.
00:58That makes it a metre taller than the previous holder of the title, the JW Marriott Marquis,
01:03also in Dubai.
01:05The new property's claims to the title have been confirmed by the Guinness Book of World
01:10Records.
01:11Jurgen Klopp has backed Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino's cases for Player of the
01:16Year honours.
01:17Klopp's comments came after they each bagged a goal and an assist to ensure an easy 2-0
01:23win for Liverpool in the English Premier League.
01:26Prince Harry and fiancée Meghan Markle have released more details about their May 19 wedding.
01:33The event will include a carriage ride through Windsor so they can share the big day with
01:38the public.
01:39The couple will marry at noon in St George's Chapel, the 15th-century church on the grounds
01:44of Windsor Castle.
01:45Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, gave permission for use of the venue and will
01:50attend the wedding.
01:52And finally, the weather.
01:53Today's high across the UAE will be 29 degrees Celsius, dropping to 18 degrees at night.
01:58That's all for now.
01:59Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com