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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, December the 25th. Here are the

00:06top stories at this hour. The year 2017 will be the year of giving in the UAE. President,

00:12His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has announced. To ensure its success, the

00:17focus will be based on three themes, strengthening social responsibility in the private sector,

00:22promoting the spirit of volunteerism across society, and augmenting the concept of serving

00:28the nation for new generations. A Russian military plane has crashed in the Black Sea

00:33as it made its way to Syria with 91 people on board, including musicians heading to celebrate

00:39the new year with troops stationed there. Russian officials said a criminal probe has

00:44been launched to determine whether violations of air transportation safety had led to the

00:49crash. Investigators are currently questioning the technical personnel responsible for preparing

00:54the plane for takeoff. Well wishes poured in for Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher,

00:59who is spending Christmas in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a medical emergency

01:04the day before. Princess Leia can survive anything, wrote one fan on Twitter. Hold on,

01:10Carrie Fisher, we're taking you into 2017 with us, wrote another. Todd Fisher, the actress's

01:16brother, said his six-year-old sister was receiving excellent care, but that he could

01:21not classify her condition. And finally, weather. Today's high across the UAE will

01:26be 30 degrees Celsius, dropping to 20 degrees at night. That's all for now. Thanks for watching,

01:31and as always, you can get the latest news at Gulfnews.com.

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