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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, April the 9th. Here are the top
00:07stories at this hour.
00:09The eastern parts of the UAE and its islands will be affected with some rainfall today,
00:14according to the weather forecasters.
00:16The National Center of Meteorology said the weather will be partly cloudy and dusty at
00:21times, although a significant amount of clouds will increase.
00:25Light rain is also expected to fall with northwesterly winds of up to 35 km per hour.
00:32North Korean officials have told their U.S. counterparts that Kim Jong-un is ready to
00:38discuss denuclearization.
00:40The assurance could pave the way for a meeting with President Donald Trump.
00:44It is the first time the offer was made directly to the U.S. after it was previously conveyed
00:50through South Korean National Security Advisor Chung E. Young.
00:54Normal life across the South Indian state of Kerala was paralyzed today following a
00:59shutdown in the state.
01:02The strike has been called by 30 Dalit organizers to protest against the dilution of an Affirmative
01:08Action Act.
01:09A similar shutdown took place across India on April 2, called by trade unions.
01:15Opening batsmen Lokesh Rahul smashed the fastest half-century in Indian Premier League history
01:22off only 14 balls.
01:24The innings led his new franchise, Kings XI Punjab, to a six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils
01:31on Sunday with seven balls to spare.
01:33Sunil Narine nearly matched Rahul when he hit 50 off 17 balls in Kolkata Knight Riders'
01:40four-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the other match.
01:45Veteran Bollywood actress and politician Jaya Bachchan turned 70 today.
01:50Her husband and megastar Amitabh Bachchan posted about the midnight celebrations on
01:56his blog.
01:57He also shared a photo of Jaya seated with son Abhishek and daughter Shweta as they embraced
02:03the doting mother for a hug.
02:05And finally, the weather.
02:07Today's high across the UAE will be 32 degrees Celsius, dropping to 24 degrees at night.
02:13That's all for now.
02:14Thanks for watching.
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