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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, June the 10th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Pakistan carried out early morning airstrikes on a militant-infested tribal district, killing
00:16at least 15 people, the military said.
00:19A military statement said nine terrorist hideouts were destroyed in the raids.
00:24The operation comes a day after a Taliban assault on Karachi airport, where seven more
00:28bodies were found today, raising the attack death toll to at least 34.
00:34With football World Cup fever gripping the UAE, a new poll has found that staff productivity
00:39will drop, with employees in the Middle East watching late-night matches on TV.
00:44Some staff might come in late the next day, while others will call in sick or take a day
00:49off, the Gulf Talent Survey said.
00:52The World Cup begins on June 12 in Brazil and will be broadcast live from 8pm till 4am
00:59in the UAE.
01:00Meanwhile, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has claimed that critics of the 2022 Qatar World
01:05Cup decision were motivated by racism and discrimination.
01:10Speaking to reporters in Sao Paulo, Blatter also said people were trying to destroy FIFA.
01:16African officials separately said the British media was waging a hateful, defamatory and
01:21degrading campaign against the entire continent in the light of corruption claims surrounding
01:26the 2022 vote.
01:28Newly inaugurated President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reappointed Egypt's Prime Minister yesterday.
01:34Ibrahim Mahalab said the current government would stay on in a caretaker role until he
01:39forms a new cabinet.
01:41Iran has said that the first session of a two-day meeting in Geneva with the US has
01:46been constructive.
01:47The US and Iran were holding their first bilateral talks in decades, in which Iran's nuclear
01:53program and sanctions relief were discussed.
01:56Rick Mayle, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British
02:01comedy, has died.
02:03He was 56.
02:04Mayle's management firm, Brunskill Management, said the comedian died at his London home
02:09on Monday.
02:10A truck driver accused of triggering a highway crash that injured Tracy Morgan and killed
02:15another comedian, had not slept for more than 24 hours before the accident, authorities
02:20said on Monday.
02:22Walmart trucker Kevin Roper is expected to appear in state court on Wednesday.
02:27And finally, the weather.
02:28Today's high across the UAE will be 43 degrees Celsius, dropping to 30 degrees at night.
02:34That's all for now.
02:35Thanks for watching.
02:36And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com