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Daily news headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Physical fitness rates up in Dubai. UK ready to arm Syrian rebels. Saudi victim of SARS-like virus dies. Indian paramilitary personnel attacked outside Sringar. First day of voting for pope inconclusive. Ryanair in purchase deal with Boeing. Barcelona, Galatasary head to UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Pamela Anderson in Dubai.

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00:00Good day, welcome to the Golf News Update for Wednesday, March the 13th.

00:10Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:12About 42% of Dubai residents say they are involved in a regular sport activity, a 6%

00:18improvement from a similar survey a year ago.

00:20The Dubai Sports Council says it was trying to further enhance residents' participation

00:24in sports.

00:25On the occasion of the third Dubai International Physical Activity Forum, the council said

00:29it will increase public activities, including walking, jogging and cycling.

00:34Prime Minister David Cameron has signaled that Britain would be prepared to act alone

00:37with regard to the arms embargo on Syria if it thought its European partners were holding

00:42back efforts to bring about political change in the country.

00:45Both the UK and France have supported allowing greater supplies to reach Syrian rebels.

00:50A Saudi man infected with a deadly new virus from the same family as SARS has died.

00:54He becomes the ninth patient worldwide to be killed by the disease, which has so far

00:58infected 15, the World Health Organization said.

01:02Five Indian paramilitary personnel were killed and five wounded today in an attack by militants

01:07on a camp outside Srinagar.

01:09Two of the militants were killed in the gunfight, which was still continuing more than an hour

01:13later.

01:14Cardinals prepared for a second day of conclave behind the Vatican's walls to elect a pope.

01:18The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel yesterday as they

01:23began the process of finding a successor to Benedict XVI.

01:28Business in Ryanair is close to unveiling a landmark $15 billion order for around 170

01:33passenger jets from Boeing.

01:34The order for the 737 jets will provide a much-needed boost to the US planemaker, which

01:39continues to struggle with its grounded 787 Dreamliners.

01:43In sport, Lionel Messi was once again the star of the show with two stunning goals as

01:46Barcelona thrashed AC Milan 4-0 to progress to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals

01:52last night.

01:53Didier Drogba's Galatasaray also threw after the Turkish side shocked German Schalke 3-2

01:59to win 4-3 on aggregate.

02:01In entertainment, Pamela Anderson made a demure appearance in a debate club last night, but

02:06the Baywatch star shot down rumors that she would return to the red swimsuit that made

02:10her famous.

02:11The actress now focuses her attention on animal rights causes and said her next club appearance

02:16would be at the Cannes Film Festival to support fellow activist Brigitte Bardot.

02:20Finally, the weather.

02:21Today's high across the UAE will be 28 degrees Celsius, falling to 11 degrees at night.

02:26That's all for now.

02:27Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.

Saudi victim of SARS-like virus dies - GN Midday Wednesday Mar 13 2013

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