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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, June the 28th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Some UAE residents have complained about foreign embassies rejecting tourist visa applications
00:18if their residency visa is valid for less than six months.
00:22They have had travel plans ruined since they cannot obtain a visit visa for countries abroad
00:28due to the rejections.
00:29An Indian expatriate said that upon applying for a Schengen visa, he was notified that
00:35if his residency visa was valid for less than six months, his application would get rejected.
00:41There were no definite answers from embassies.
00:45The number of people injured in a fire at a Taiwan water amusement park rose to 516,
00:52officials said today, with more than 180 still in intensive care.
00:58The blaze, which broke out at the Formosa Fun Coast water park on the outskirts of
01:03Taipei, is suspected to have been caused by an explosion of the powder, officials said.
01:11People in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse have held a march to denounce the attack in
01:16which at least 39 people, most of them tourists, were killed by a gunman on a nearby beach
01:22on Friday.
01:24India's Prime Minister, Habib Asid, announced a security clampdown after the attack claimed
01:29by Daesh and also ordered the closure of 80 mosques.
01:34In sport, Paraguay sent Brazil crashing out of the Copa America last night as the five-time
01:40world champion's penalty shootout jinx struck again.
01:45Striker Derlis Gonzalez was the hero for Paraguay, slotting a second-half penalty to level the
01:50match at 1-1 before stepping up to rifle home the decisive spot kick to clinch a 4-3
01:57win in the shootout.
01:59The winners will take on Argentina in the semifinal on Tuesday, while host Chile will
02:05face off against Peru in the first semifinal on Monday.
02:10Kanye West proved critics wrong last night when he took the stage at the iconic Glastonbury
02:16Festival.
02:17The multi-talented rapper, who arrived with reality star wife Kim Kardashian in a helicopter,
02:23attracted a large audience who knew the words to many of his tracks.
02:28West was the polarizing figure of Europe's biggest greenfield festival, and the announcement
02:33of his appearance prompted thousands to sign a petition against the choice of a rap act
02:39for the top billing.
02:41And finally, the weather.
02:42Today's high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 degrees at night.
02:48That's all for now.
02:49Thanks for watching.
02:50And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.