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Costa Rica declares emergency over hurricane - GN Headlines
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2/12/2025
Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Costa Rica declares emergency over hurricane. Iraqi security forces entirely encircle Mosul. Elton John denies he will play at Trump inauguration.
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Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday November 24th, here are the top
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stories at this hour.
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Iraqi security forces and an allied Shiite militia have completely encircled the city
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of Mosul while the troops continued operations to clear Daesh.
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The militia has been closing in on Ta Afar, a city west of Mosul, in an effort to cut
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off Daesh's supply route.
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Costa Rica declared a national emergency hours before a Caribbean hurricane that was expected
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to rip into it and neighbouring Nicaragua today.
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It will be the first time Costa Rica takes a direct hit from a hurricane since records
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began in 1851.
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Hurricane Otto was packing sustained winds of 140km per hour that were forecast to strengthen
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further before landfall.
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Both countries issued red alerts for the areas to be worst hit, evacuated thousands of people
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and ordered the closure of schools.
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Britain's Sir Elton John will not perform at the inauguration of Donald Trump as US
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president.
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A statement announced by John's publicist counters a Trump adviser's claim that John
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would be performing.
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John performed at fundraisers for Hillary Clinton during the US presidential election
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campaign.
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And finally, the weather today is high across the UAE, will be 29 degrees Celsius dropping
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to 23 degrees at night.
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That's all for now, thank you for watching.
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We will be back with a newscast on Sunday, but you can always get the latest news on
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Corning.com.
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