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00:00Good day, welcome to the gulf news update for Sunday, June the 10th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09North Korean leader Kim Jong arrived today in Singapore ahead of one of the most unusual
00:14and highly anticipated summits in recent world history.
00:19His sit-down Tuesday with President Donald Trump is meant to settle a standoff over Pyongyang's
00:25nuclear bomb arsenal.
00:27The jet-carrying Kim landed at the airport on huge security precautions on the city's
00:32state island.
00:34Singapore quickly released a picture of Kim and the foreign minister shaking hands.
00:39The Department of Economic Development in Dubai has launched a package to make it easier
00:44for businesses to clear fines and renew their licenses.
00:48The package will allow businesses to pay their fees and fines in easy installments.
00:54It also allows them to freeze their trade license for a year and seek an amicable settlement
01:00with DED on commercial violations.
01:03The service package is part of a plan to enable businesses in Dubai to maintain competitiveness.
01:10Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra has apologised after a furor over an US TV series that showed
01:17her uncovering a terror plot hatched by Hindu nationalists.
01:21The spy thriller Quantico showed Chopra's character thwarting the plan and noticing
01:25one of the terrorists wearing a Hindu rosary.
01:29The episode, aired on June 1, triggered outrage in India, with many fans taking to social
01:35media to shame the Indian-born actress.
01:38Chopra, a former Miss World, said she was a proud Indian and saddened that some sentiments
01:44have been hurt by a recent episode.
01:47ABC Studios, the producers of the crime drama, also offered an apology while defending Chopra.
01:54And finally, the weather today is high.
01:55Across the UAE will be 39 degrees Celsius, dropping to 33 degrees at night.
02:00That's all for now.
02:01Thanks for watching.
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