World’s heaviest woman dies - GN Headlines - video Dailymotion

Gulf News

Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Weakened Merkel faces significant challenges, Voting starts in Iraqi Kurdistan's independence referendum, World’s heaviest woman dies, Justin Bieber vows to 'shine light' on racism. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

Transcript

00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, September the 25th.

00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:09German Chancellor Angela Merkel woke up to a fourth term, but now faces the double headache

00:14of an emboldened hard-right opposition party and thorny coalition talks ahead.

00:20If the campaign was widely decried as boring, its outcome was a bombshell.

00:25A populist surge weakened Merkel's Conservatives as well as the centre-left Social Democrats,

00:31handing both their worst results in decades.

00:35Iraqi Kurds were casting ballots in Iraq's Kurdish region and disputed territories on

00:39whether to support independence from Baghdad in a historic but non-binding vote that has

00:45raised regional tensions and fears of instability.

00:48Millions are expected to vote across the three provinces that make up the Kurdish Autonomous

00:53Region as well as residents in disputed territories, areas claimed by both Baghdad and the Kurds,

00:59including the oil-rich city of Kirkuk.

01:02Iman Abdul-Ati, once known as the world's heaviest woman, passed away today at 4.35am

01:09due to complications from heart disease and kidney dysfunction, according to medical experts

01:15at Barjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi.

01:17A statement from Barjeel, where the Egyptian national was being treated, said Abdul-Ati

01:23passed away due to complications from the underlying comorbid conditions, including

01:28heart disease and kidney dysfunction.

01:31Singer Justin Bieber has vowed to shine a light on racism and says he will do his part

01:36to stand up and make sure everyone is equal.

01:40Bieber, 23, took to his Instagram account to share his support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

01:47He says though he doesn't know what it's like to face the same struggles people of

01:50colour face, he will do his part to stand up and make sure everyone is equal.

01:57And finally, the weather.

01:58Today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.

02:04That's all for now.

02:05Thanks for watching.

02:06And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com

02:17And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com

World’s heaviest woman dies - GN Headlines

Category

Transcript

Recommended