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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, October the 18th.

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

00:09Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take on a more forceful

00:15role in society to better address grim challenges facing the country.

00:20The comments from Xi came as he opened a crucial National Congress that is held every five

00:26years.

00:27Speaking in the massive Great Hall of the People near Tiananmen Square, Xi struck a

00:32nationalistic line throughout his speech, hailing the start of a new era.

00:36Xi outlined a vision in which the party would lead China on the road to becoming a great

00:42modern socialist country by 2050.

00:45Cristiano Ronaldo scored a penalty but holders Real Madrid were held 1-1 at home by Tottenham

00:52Hotspur in the Champions League last night.

00:54Rafael Varane's own goal gifted Spurs the lead on 28 minutes at the Bernabeu, but Ronaldo

01:00converted a spot-kick shortly before half-time.

01:04Manchester City, meanwhile, overcame Italian high-flyers Napoli 2-1.

01:09Lena Headey, star of the Game of Thrones, has become the latest actress to allege that

01:14disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed her.

01:18The Emmy-nominated actress recalled first meeting Weinstein at the Venice Film Festival

01:23in 2005, but that was not Headey's only encounter with Weinstein.

01:28Years later, Weinstein again approached the actress in Los Angeles, and her refusal infuriated

01:34him.

01:35And finally, the weather today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping

01:39to 26 degrees at night.

01:40That's all for now.

01:42Thanks for watching.

01:43As always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com

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