Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Medicine prices to be decreased in the United Arab Emirates. Syrian opposition chief says rebels will continue to fight despite loss of Qusayr. US condemns Syrian army's assault on the city. Egypt warns Ethiopia on Nile dam. North and South Korea to hold talks on reopening joint factory. Lativia to join Eurozone next year. India play South Africa in ICC Championship Trophy. Women's singles semi-finals begin in French Open. Michael Jackson's daughter Paris in California hospital after suicide attempt.
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, June the 6th. Here are the top
00:11stories at this hour.
00:13More than 6,000 medicines will become more affordable from today, the UAE Ministry of
00:17Health has said.
00:18The majority of reduced medications are for chronic conditions like hypertension, heart
00:23disease and diabetes. The prices of the medicines will be reduced by up to 40%, making the UAE
00:29the only country in the GCC with the lowest priced medicines.
00:32Syrian opposition chief George Sabra says rebels will keep fighting until the country
00:37is liberated, despite losing the strategic town of Khosair.
00:41The US condemned the assault, accusing the regime of having relied on Hezbollah fighters
00:45from Lebanon to win the battle. The US called on Hezbollah and Iran to withdraw their fighters
00:50from Syria.
00:51Egypt has warned that all options are open if an Ethiopian dam on the River Nile harms
00:55its water supply. It has demanded that Ethiopia stop construction of the dam.
01:00North and South Korea have agreed to hold talks on reopening a jointly run factory complex.
01:05This comes as China and the US prepare for a summit where North Korea is expected to
01:10be a key topic.
01:11The European Union has given the green light to Latvia to become the 18th country to adopt
01:16the euro, despite concerns at the European Central Bank about the country's economic
01:20outlook.
01:21The Baltic state will join the euro currency bloc next year.
01:25Cricket in India opened the ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales today with a match
01:29against South Africa in Cardiff, starting at 1.30pm UAE time.
01:34In the French Open, women's singles semi-finals see Victoria Azarenka take on Maria Sharapova
01:40and Serena Williams play Sarah Irani.
01:43Michael Jackson's daughter Paris was rushed to a California hospital last night after
01:47trying to commit suicide, a family source said. The 15-year-old tried to cut her right
01:51wrist with a meat cleaver and wrote a suicide note, according to celebrity website TMZ.
01:57And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 42 degrees Celsius, falling to 29
02:02at night.
02:03That's all for now. Thanks for watching. A reminder that our next news bulletin will
02:07be on Sunday. But as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.