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New India duty on flatscreen TVs. Tablets deployed for patient use across DHA hospitals, clinics. Egypt court reviews Hosni Mubarak release petition. Sonia Gandhi launches food scheme aimed at hundreds of millions. England play Australia in Ashes test match. Arsene Wenger defends transfer activity. Simon Cowell 'looking forward' to having baby. Jose Carreras, Katherine Jenkins to perform in Abu Dhabi in October.
New India duty on flatscreen TVs. Tablets deployed for patient use across DHA hospitals, clinics. Egypt court reviews Hosni Mubarak release petition. Sonia Gandhi launches food scheme aimed at hundreds of millions. England play Australia in Ashes test match. Arsene Wenger defends transfer activity. Simon Cowell 'looking forward' to having baby. Jose Carreras, Katherine Jenkins to perform in Abu Dhabi in October.
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, August the 21st.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11An Indian government decision to impose a 35% customs duty on flat-screen television
00:16has evoked strong reactions from expats in the UAE, with the majority terming the move
00:20counterproductive.
00:22India will impose the new duty from August 26th to prop up the weak rupee, but expats
00:27said such rules should not be implemented at a short notice.
00:30The UAE-based Bravazi Bandhu Welfare Trust has also submitted a memorandum to the Indian
00:35government to withdraw the duty.
00:37More than 3,000 tablets will be deployed across the Dubai Health Authority's network of primary
00:42health clinics and hospitals.
00:44Patients in waiting rooms and those admitted to hospitals will be able to use the tablets
00:48to access DHA and other e-government services, browse information about general health care
00:53and provide feedback.
00:54The move is the first in the region.
00:56An Egyptian court is due to review a petition for the release of deposed President Hosni
01:01Mubarak today.
01:02Meanwhile, EU foreign ministers are due to decide whether to cut some of its billions
01:06of euros in aid to Egypt.
01:08India's ruling Congress party chief, Sonia Gandhi, has launched a landmark public food
01:13scheme for hundreds of millions of people.
01:15The world's largest multimillion-dollar program offers subsidised grain to nearly 70% of the
01:20population.
01:21In sport, England may have won the Ashes series with Australia, but they still have the incentive
01:27of trying to make history in the fifth and final test, which starts at 2pm UAE time today.
01:32The hosts have never won four tests against Australia in England.
01:36The boss of Arsenal has defended his lack of summer transfer activity.
01:40Arsene Wenger insists he will make signings to achieve the right balance in his squad
01:44by the close of the transfer window on September 2nd.
01:47British TV mogul Simon Cowell says he is looking forward to being a father.
01:51His first public confirmation that he will be having a child with married New York socialite
01:56Lauren Silverman.
01:57Two of the world's top classical soloists will perform in Abu Dhabi in October.
02:02Spaniard Jose Carreras, known as one of the three tenors, will perform with Welsh mezzo-soprano
02:08Catherine Jenkins at Dew Arena, Yass Island.
02:11And finally, the weather.
02:12Today's high across the UAE will be 40 degrees Celsius, dropping to 32 at night.
02:17That's all for now.
02:18Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com