00:00Good day, and welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, July 11, with the top stories
00:11at this hour.
00:12Authorities have warned residents that symptoms of pesticide poisoning may be confused with
00:16that of food poisoning, and that anyone experiencing a sudden fit of vomiting and chest pain should
00:21immediately contact the Food Control and Pest Department.
00:24Khalid Sharif, Director of Food Control Department at Dubai Municipality, says that cases of
00:29pesticide poisoning usually occur in the summer when residents fumigate their homes
00:33against bedbugs and other pests.
00:36Federal and local authorities have stepped up inspections of food outlets to ensure consumers
00:40get the highest quality at the lowest price, particularly during Ramadan.
00:45In an inspection campaign that started yesterday, the Ministry of Economy and the Consumer Protection
00:50Department at the Department of Economic Development in Dubai fanned out a team of inspectors who
00:54will randomly check vendors at the fruit and vegetable market in Al-Aweer.
00:59The US is going ahead with plans to deliver four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt despite the
01:05political unrest in the country, US officials have said.
01:08The comments came as Egyptian prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for the head of the
01:12Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badeev, for allegedly inciting deadly violence outside an army building
01:17earlier in the week.
01:19Boston Marathon bombing suspect Zohar Sarnieh has pleaded not guilty to 30 counts, including
01:24use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill.
01:28He entered the plea on Wednesday in a federal court in Boston.
01:32Everyone missing in the fiery crash of a runaway oil train in Quebec is presumed dead, police
01:37told grieving families, bringing the death toll to 50 in Canada's worst railway catastrophe
01:42in almost 150 years.
01:45In sport, Iraq's dream run in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup came to an end last night when they
01:50lost their semi-final to Uruguay on a penalty shootout.
01:54Saif Salman sent his kick over the bar to give the South Americans a 7-6 victory, following
01:59a 1-1 draw in normal time.
02:02In entertainment, country music star Randy Travis is out of surgery but remains critical
02:07after suffering a stroke while at a Texas hospital, the singer's publicist said last
02:11night.
02:12Meanwhile, Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor is reported to be moving into the fashion
02:16industry.
02:17Bebo, as Kapoor is fondly known, could design a signature denim line by the same name.
02:23And finally, the weather.
02:24Today's high across the UAE will be 49 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 at night.
02:30That's all for now.
02:31Thanks for watching.
02:32We will be back with the newscast on Sunday, but you can always get the latest news at
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