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Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Ashton Kutcher marries Mila Kunis. UAE Federal National Council elections. Iran nuclear agreement. Australia on Aborigines. Women's World Cup final. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, July the 6th. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour. The UAE's National Election Committee has
00:13approved the rules for the Federal National Council's elections, scheduled for October
00:173. The rules, with the names of 224,279 Emiratis who are eligible to vote and contest the election,
00:25is being published on the election panel website, where citizens can verify their names.
00:29The new list shows an addition of 88,971 voters, an increase of 66% to the Electoral College
00:37from 2011. An agreement on a deal with Iran on its disputed
00:41nuclear program could be sealed this week, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said.
00:45Speaking in Vienna, Kerry also warned that the two sides were not where they need to
00:49be on several of the most difficult issues, despite negotiators facing a July 7 deadline.
00:54Australia moved closer to recognizing Aboriginal people in its constitution after talks with
01:00indigenous leaders, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said.
01:03Written more than a century ago, Australia's constitution fails to mention Aboriginals
01:07or Torres Strait Islander people, and a campaign has been underway for several years to recognize
01:12the continent's first inhabitants via a referendum. In sport, Carly Lloyd became the
01:17first woman to score a hat-trick in a football World Cup final as she inspired the United
01:21States to a 5-2 demolition of defending champions Japan last night.
01:26The United States, winners in 1991 and 1999, became the first nation to win the crown three
01:33times. Hollywood star couple Ashton Kutcher and
01:36Mila Kunis are married. The couple are said to have tied the knot over the weekend, according
01:40to People.com. The actors first met on the set of the hit
01:43sitcom That 70s Show, which ran from 1998 to 2006. However, their romance started blossoming
01:49only in 2012. And finally, weather. Today's high across
01:53the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 32 degrees at night.
01:58That's all for now. Thanks for watching, and as always, you can get the latest news
02:02at gulfnews.com.
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