00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, April 16. Here are the top stories
00:06at this hour.
00:07Polling stations for Turkey's historic referendum opened today, with voters deciding on the
00:12future of their country. The key question for the referendum is whether to approve or
00:16reject reforms that would concentrate power in the hands of the President. If the yes
00:20vote prevails, the 18 constitutional changes will convert Turkey's system of government
00:25from parliamentary to presidential. It will abolish the office of the Prime Minister and
00:29grant extensive executive powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
00:34Vincent Kompany's first Premier League goal for 20 months prompted an outpouring of relief
00:39after two injury-ravaged seasons for the Manchester City defender. The Belgian's header in a 3-0
00:45victory at Southampton sparked an emotional celebration from Kompany, who has started
00:50in just 21 of City's last 102 games.
00:53Even after seven movies, Universal's latest installment of the car-centric action franchise
00:59The Fast and the Furious found plenty in the tank to top the box office charts. Again featuring
01:05Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Dwayne The Rock Johnson, The Fate of the Furious
01:09racked up more than $45 million on its opening night in the US. By the time the film ends
01:15its run, analysts have projected it could earn more than $400 million worldwide thanks
01:20to an ambitious international release plan.
01:23And finally, weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:28to 25 degrees at night.
01:29That's all for now. Thanks for watching, and as always, you can get the latest news
01:34at gulfnews.com
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