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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, April 29.

00:08Here are the top stories and this hour.

00:11Smart or electronic number plates on vehicles will soon be introduced in Dubai that could

00:15help implement variable speed limits among other benefits.

00:18The technology controls the speed of a vehicle according to the limit on a particular road.

00:23Attacks including a spate of suicide bombings killed 57 people on Monday as soldiers and

00:27policemen cast their votes in Iraq's first parliamentary elections since US troops withdrew.

00:33The bombings in Baghdad and the north and west raised concerns about the security forces'

00:37ability to protect ordinary voters on Wednesday when more than 20 million are eligible to

00:42cast ballots.

00:44Tornadoes barrelled through Alabama and Mississippi late on Monday, part of a storm system that

00:48killed at least nine people in the south and brought the overall death toll from two days

00:53of severe weather in the country to at least 26.

00:57Construction of infrastructure for the World Expo 2020 is expected to start early next

01:01year, the Dubai World Trade Center has said.

01:04All major on-site construction is set to be completed by October 2019, with infrastructure

01:09and operational costs estimated to be 6.45 billion euros.

01:14Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir will have his final chance to find form in

01:18the UAE when his side take on Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi tonight.

01:22The Indian opener has just one run from his four Indian Premier League innings so far

01:26this season and will be desperate to head back home with some form.

01:30The 2020 league leaves for India after tomorrow's match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers

01:35Hyderabad in Dubai.

01:37It's now official, George Clooney is off the romantic market for good.

01:41The actor's fiancée Amal Alamuddin's law firm yesterday released a statement confirming

01:45the couple's engagement.

01:47Reports have so far only quoted unnamed sources when it broke over the weekend.

01:52And finally, weather.

01:53The daytime temperature will be 41 degrees Celsius falling to 26 at night.

01:57That's all for now.

01:58Thanks for watching.

01:59And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com

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