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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Tuesday, June the 18th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Rains lashed Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh for the fourth consecutive day, raising the
00:16toll to 58 and leaving more than 58,000 people stranded.
00:20The Met Department has predicted more rains over the next two days in northern India.
00:25Parents have urged authorities to take action against unreasonable hikes in school bus fees.
00:29Non-private schools in Dubai have doubled fees.
00:32Schools blame the increase on transport providers.
00:35The Roads and Transport Authority and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority
00:38said they have no jurisdiction over bus fees.
00:41The US and Russian President have acknowledged at the G8 meeting in Northern Ireland they
00:45have a different stance on Syria.
00:47They have agreed to push for a summit in Geneva.
00:50Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin said they shared a common desire to end the violence.
00:55A large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital today, killing at least three people.
01:00The blast took place as President Hamid Karzai announced the Afghan security forces would
01:04take over responsibility for the entire country, a major milestone as the NATO-led war effort
01:09wins down.
01:10The semi-final line-up of the ICC Champions Trophy was decided last night, with Sri Lanka
01:16clinching the last spot with a 20-run win over Australia.
01:20In the first semi-final tomorrow, England will take on South Africa, while on Thursday,
01:24India square off against Sri Lanka.
01:26The final is scheduled to be played at Egabaston on Sunday.
01:30The millionaire husband of celebrity TV presenter Nigella Lawson has been cautioned by police
01:35in the UK after a five-hour grilling.
01:37Charles Saatchi was captured by a photographer last week grasping Lawson's throat outside
01:42a fancy restaurant in London.
01:44The photos have caused a storm in the UK after they were published by British tabloids on
01:48Sunday.
01:49Saatchi, an art collector, has dismissed them as a playful tiff.
01:53And finally, weather.
01:54The daytime temperature will be 48 degrees Celsius, falling to 27 at night.
01:59That's all for now.
02:00Thanks for watching.
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