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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, June the 17th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Sharjah Police have completed installation of high-tech CCTV surveillance cameras in
00:17most parts of the city, which will start working during Ramadan.
00:22The city of Sharjah has been divided into four zones.
00:25The first zone includes 24 neighbourhoods where cameras were installed in 75 locations,
00:32including Al Khan, Al Majaz, Buhaira Qanish and Al Ramsar.
00:37Hong Kong entered a political showdown as lawmakers debated a divisive reform package
00:43ahead of a key vote, with tensions high over an alleged explosives plot.
00:48Although the government's reform proposal would for the first time give all residents
00:53the right to vote for the chief executive in 2017, it adheres to a Beijing ruling that
00:59candidates must be vetted by a loyalist committee.
01:04Charles Correa, renowned architect and urban planner who played a defining role in developing
01:10architecture in independent India, died after a brief illness.
01:14He was 84.
01:16Correa has designed some of the most outstanding structures, including the Mahatma Gandhi
01:21Memorial in Ahmedabad and Madhya Pradesh Assembly Building.
01:26The Golden State Warriors clinched their first NBA championship since 1975 by beating the
01:33Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97 in Game 6 on Tuesday, denying LeBron James a fairytale finish to
01:42his homecoming season.
01:44Sergio Aguero scored early in the second half to give Argentina an important 1-0 win over
01:51defending champions Uruguay in the Copa America yesterday.
01:56The Manchester City striker scored the winner with a diving header in the 56th minute, leaving
02:01Argentina in first place off Group B, along with Paraguay, which earlier defeated Jamaica
02:071-0.
02:09Television and radio presenter Chris Evans will host motoring show Top Gear, replacing
02:15Jeremy Clarkson, who was dropped in March after he physically attacked a producer.
02:20The British Broadcasting Corporation said on Tuesday.
02:24Evans has signed a three-year deal and will begin filming in a few weeks' time without
02:29Clarkson's co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May.
02:34And finally, the weather.
02:35Today's high across the UAE will be 43 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.
02:40That's all for now.
02:41Thanks for watching.
02:42But as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.