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00:00Good day! Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, June the 17th. Here are the top
00:10stories at this hour.
00:12Minibuses may not be allowed to transport children to and from school starting the next
00:17academic year. Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai Police Chief, said minibuses
00:23are dangerous and should not be used to transport people. The leaders of the G8 nations are
00:28set to begin the summit in Northern Ireland, with Syria's crisis likely to dominate. UK
00:34Prime Minister David Cameron met Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Syria's key ally, on Sunday.
00:40They will each hold separate talks with US President Barack Obama, who has indicated
00:45he will arm the rebels. Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi has replaced 17 of the nation's
00:5127 governors in a shake-up tightening his Muslim Brotherhood's grip on the provincial
00:56governance. Seven of the new 17 governors belong to the Brotherhood.
01:01Unions in Turkey have called a one-day nationwide strike to protest against the police crackdown
01:07on anti-government demonstrations. They are demanding an end to police violence. A reshuffle
01:13of the Indian cabinet will take place today. It is expected to be the last one in the government
01:18with Lok Sabha elections less than a year away.
01:21The Paris Air Show starts today. The focus will be on Airbus' A350, XWB and Boeing's
01:28larger edition of the 787 Dreamliner. Andrea Pirlo, Italy's midfield maestro, marked his
01:34100th international cap with a goal as his country and world champion Spain got off to
01:39winning starts at the Confederations Cup in Brazil. Man of Steel has exceeded its box
01:45office expectations. The Warner Bros. superhero filmed earned $113 million in its opening
01:51weekend at the U.S. box office. Black Sabbath's album, 13, has given them a first British
01:57No. 1 album in nearly 43 years.
02:00I'm in shock, frontman Ozzy Osbourne said.
02:04And finally, weather. Today's daytime temperature will be 48 degrees Celsius, falling to 27
02:09at night.
02:10That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:14at gulfnews.com.