00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, June 13.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Dubai ramped up its bid for World Expo 2020 with an impressive presentation in Paris yesterday.
00:16The UAE also announced a €726 million aid package to support the participation of developing
00:21countries at the Expo 2020.
00:24His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
00:27of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, was present at the presentation at the General Assembly
00:31of the Bureau of International Expositions.
00:34Nearly half of all parents in Abu Dhabi who responded to an ongoing survey have reported
00:38that their children attend private lessons outside of school.
00:42The survey was conducted by the Abu Dhabi Education Council for parents of children
00:46enrolled in both public and private schools.
00:48A US-based travel dating website has voted Dubai the second most romantic city in the
00:54world for summer romance.
00:55The survey was based on a total of 24,340 trips planned between June 1 and August 31
01:02through mistravel.com.
01:04Hundreds of anti-government demonstrators chanted in Istanbul's Taksim Square early
01:08today defying an order to end almost two weeks of protests against Turkish Prime Minister
01:13Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
01:15Tens of thousands of Gmail accounts belonging to Iranians have been targeted in an extensive
01:19hacking campaign in the weeks leading up to the country's presidential elections.
01:23Google said the attacks originated in Iran and appeared to be politically motivated in
01:28connection with the presidential election.
01:30In sport, World Football of the Year Lionel Messi has denied any wrongdoing after he and
01:34his father were accused of a €4 million tax fraud by Spanish authorities.
01:39Those looking for action or drama or comedy will be served this weekend at the cinema,
01:44which sees the release of the new Superman film Man of Steel and Google comedy The Internship.
01:49In Hindi cinema, newcomers make up the ensemble cast of the comedy caper Phukri, produced
01:53by Bollywood star Phukran Akhtar.
01:56For lovers of Bollywood music, there's a live treat in store with a concert by playback
02:00singers Sukhwinder Singh and Alka Yagnik on Friday at the Dubai World Trade Center.
02:06Finally, the weather and today's high across the UAE will be 44 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:11to 25 at night.
02:12That's all for now.
02:13Thanks for watching.
02:14A quick reminder that we'll be back with our new cast on Sunday, but you can always get
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