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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