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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Tuesday, May 31. Here are the top stories
00:07at this hour.
00:09A fire at one of India's largest military ammunition depots has killed at least 17 people
00:15and injured scores more.
00:18The blaze broke out overnight at the High Security Depot stockpiling tons of weapons
00:23and ammunition near the city of Nagpur in central India.
00:28Thousands of families living in nearby towns and villages have been evacuated amid fears
00:34of secondary explosions at the depot.
00:38Nearly 46 million people across the globe are living in modern slavery, according to
00:43the Workfree Foundation. The instances include forced labour in farming, fishing and manufacturing,
00:50commercial sex work and forced marriage.
00:53India was the country with the highest number of modern slaves, totaling 18.3 million, while
00:59North Korea had the highest proportion, with 4.3 per cent of the population thought to
01:04be enslaved.
01:06Stephen Curry scored 36 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 96-88 victory over
01:13the Oklahoma City Thunder and into an NBA title rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
01:19The Warriors clawed back after trailing 3-1 in the series.
01:24Indian police said they had asked YouTube and Facebook to block a video poking fun at
01:30cricket great Sachin Tendulkar, sparking the country's latest row over freedom of expression.
01:36Comedian Tanmay Bhatt posted the clip, which also mocked famous Indian movie singer Lata
01:41Mangeshkar, on his Facebook page, angering right-wing politicians in Mumbai who complained
01:47to police.
01:49And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 40 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:54to 27 degrees at night.
01:56That's all for now. Thanks for watching.