00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, August the 14th.
00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09Michael Phelps brought the curtain down on one of sports most storied careers with a dynamite relay swim
00:15to give himself 23 Olympic gold medals and declared it a perfect finale.
00:20The American, by far the most decorated athlete in Olympic history with 28 medals,
00:25finished with 5 golds and a silver in Rio after signing off in dramatic style,
00:30coming to the rescue in the 4x100m medley final.
00:34A passionate gathering of Pakistan nationals in Dubai marked their country's 70th Independence Day today.
00:40Mostly dressed in green and white, hundreds converged at the Consulate General of Pakistan in Bur Dubai
00:46to take part in unfurling of the national flag.
00:49Pakistan's Acting Consul General to Dubai, Samar Javed, read out messages of the President and Prime Minister.
00:56He said the government of Pakistan is aware of the issues faced by overseas Pakistanis residing in the UAE
01:02and is willing to go to any length to resolve matters through proper channels.
01:06Kenny Baker played the lovable droid R2-D2 in the Star Wars films,
01:10achieving cult status and fans' adulation without showing his face or speaking any lines.
01:16The three-foot, eight-inch performer, a word he referred to actor,
01:20inside the waist-fin-shaped costume, has died at 81.
01:24Baker's nephew and carer, Drew Myersco, said he found Baker dead on Saturday at his home in Preston, northwest England.
01:32And finally, weather.
01:33Today's high across the UAE will be 45 degrees Celsius, dropping to 31 degrees at night.
01:38That's all for now. Thanks for watching.
01:40And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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