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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, June 27. Here are the top stories
00:10at this hour.
00:11South Africans are preparing to say farewell to Nelson Mandela after his condition deteriorated
00:16further in hospital. President Jacob Zuma has cancelled a trip to Mozambique. Zuma was
00:21due to attend a summit there to discuss regional infrastructure, but pulled out after visiting
00:26Mandela in hospital on Wednesday.
00:28Authorities across the UAE have intensified checks into food storage, preparation and
00:34delivery processes, with Ramadan around the corner. The Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority
00:39has launched a seven-week inspection campaign on restaurants, cafes, food mall courts and
00:44supermarkets. Similar campaigns are being held in Dubai and Sharjah.
00:49Qatar's new emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani last night said his country streaks strong
00:53ties with all governments in his first speech since taking power, as he swept aside the
00:59powerful prime minister who had served his father before him. In a short televised address
01:03to the nation, he said Qatar rejects divisions in Arab societies on sectarian lines in reference
01:09to Sunni-Shiite tensions in the region.
01:12In a defiant speech ahead of planned anti-government protests, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi
01:17told Egyptians last night that he had made mistakes during his first year in office,
01:22but blamed his opponents for the bulk of the nation's problems. He accused the media of
01:26spreading false information and promised to cut and stop enemies of the state, who he
01:31said were trying to undermine Egypt's young democratic process.
01:36Wimbledon king Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova suffered second-round losses to opponents
01:41outside the world's top 100 in a dramatic Wednesday wipeout that saw seven players withdraw
01:47injured and the draw shredded. While Federer lost to Ukraine's world number 116 Sergei
01:53Stakhovsky 6-7-7-6-7-5-7-6, Sharapova slumped to a shock 6-3-6-4 loss to Portuguese qualifier
02:02Michel Larcher de Brito, ranked 131st in the world.
02:07Brazil edged out Uruguay 2-1 in an ill-tempered Confederations Cup semi-final last night in
02:12Belo Horizonte to set up a final with either world champion Spain or Italy.
02:18And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 48 degrees Celsius falling to 28 at
02:24night.
02:25That's all for now. Thanks for watching. A reminder that our next bulletin will be on
02:29Sunday, but as always, you can get the latest news at golfnews.com