00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, June the 6th. Here are the top
00:11stories at this hour.
00:13More than 6,000 medicines will become more affordable from today, the UAE Ministry of
00:17Health has said.
00:18The majority of reduced medications are for chronic conditions like hypertension, heart
00:23disease and diabetes. The prices of the medicines will be reduced by up to 40%, making the UAE
00:29the only country in the GCC with the lowest priced medicines.
00:32Syrian opposition chief George Sabra says rebels will keep fighting until the country
00:37is liberated, despite losing the strategic town of Khosair.
00:41The US condemned the assault, accusing the regime of having relied on Hezbollah fighters
00:45from Lebanon to win the battle. The US called on Hezbollah and Iran to withdraw their fighters
00:50from Syria.
00:51Egypt has warned that all options are open if an Ethiopian dam on the River Nile harms
00:55its water supply. It has demanded that Ethiopia stop construction of the dam.
01:00North and South Korea have agreed to hold talks on reopening a jointly run factory complex.
01:05This comes as China and the US prepare for a summit where North Korea is expected to
01:10be a key topic.
01:11The European Union has given the green light to Latvia to become the 18th country to adopt
01:16the euro, despite concerns at the European Central Bank about the country's economic
01:20outlook.
01:21The Baltic state will join the euro currency bloc next year.
01:25Cricket in India opened the ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales today with a match
01:29against South Africa in Cardiff, starting at 1.30pm UAE time.
01:34In the French Open, women's singles semi-finals see Victoria Azarenka take on Maria Sharapova
01:40and Serena Williams play Sarah Irani.
01:43Michael Jackson's daughter Paris was rushed to a California hospital last night after
01:47trying to commit suicide, a family source said. The 15-year-old tried to cut her right
01:51wrist with a meat cleaver and wrote a suicide note, according to celebrity website TMZ.
01:57And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 42 degrees Celsius, falling to 29
02:02at night.
02:03That's all for now. Thanks for watching. A reminder that our next news bulletin will
02:07be on Sunday. But as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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