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00:00Good day, welcome to the gulf news update for Tuesday, July the 10th, here are the top
00:08stories at this hour.
00:12Divers have begun the third phase of the rescue of a youth football team trapped for more
00:16than two weeks in a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.
00:20They aim to bring out the last four boys and their coach later today.
00:24The eight boys brought out by divers over the previous two days are in high spirits
00:29and have strong immune systems because they are football players, a senior health official
00:34said.
00:35Doctors were being cautious because of the infection risk and were isolating the boys
00:41in the hospital.
00:42The Dubai Health Authority has announced the inclusion of free screening and treatment
00:47for Hepatitis C under the Basic Benefit Plan of the Dubai Mandatory Health Insurance Scheme.
00:53Humaid Al Qatami, Director-General of DHA, said that the initiative is part of the authority's
00:59plans to provide the highest quality of health services to everyone living in Dubai.
01:05Chinese President Xi Jinping today pledged a package of $20 billion in loans and about
01:12$106 million in financial aid to Middle East nations.
01:17The aid is part of what Xi called an oil and gas plus model to revive economic growth in
01:23the region.
01:24Beijing has ramped up engagement in the Middle East in recent years as Arab nations play
01:30an important role in Xi's signature Belt and Road initiative.
01:35France will unleash the attacking talents of Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann against
01:41Eden Hazard's gifted Belgium in St. Petersburg tonight.
01:45A place in the World Cup final is at stake for both teams.
01:49The semi-final match-up promises to be full of intrigue as France aim to return to the
01:54final for the first time since a Zinedine Zidane-led team did so in 2006.
02:00The match kicks off at 10 p.m. UAE time.
02:04Johnny Depp's year continues to progress in erratic fashion.
02:08A new lawsuit has surfaced that accuses the actor of punching a location manager on the
02:13set of City of Lies.
02:15According to court documents, the incident between Depp and Greg Brooks took place on
02:20April 13, 2017.
02:23And finally, the weather.
02:24Today's high across the UAE will be 44 degrees Celsius, dropping to 34 degrees at night.
02:29That's all for now.
02:30Thanks for watching.
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