00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, July 13. Here are the top stories
00:07at this hour.
00:07The all-electric carmaker Tesla has opened its first retail location in the Gulf on Sheikh
00:12Zayed Road in Dubai. The facility will be a store managed directly by Tesla and not
00:17through a local dealer. In classic Tesla style, if someone wants to buy a model, they can
00:22simply book on its website.
00:23President Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron are looking to set aside differences on trade
00:28and climate change and find common ground as they meet ahead of Bastille Day celebrations
00:33in Paris. Trump arrived in Paris this morning, hours before he meets his French counterpart
00:38to tackle potential solutions to the crisis in Syria and broader counter-terrorism strategies.
00:43America's Got Talent has aired the audition of a contestant who died in a car accident
00:48last month. Dr. Brandon Rogers, a family physician from Virginia, tried out for the show in March.
00:53He earned a standing ovation and a trip through to the next round of the NBC reality competition
00:58after singing Stevie Wonder's Ribbon in the Sky. The 29-year-old died following a June
01:0310 car accident in Maryland.
01:05And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 44 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:10to 32 degrees at night.
01:12That's all for now. Thanks for watching. We will be back with the newscast on Sunday.
01:16But you can always get the latest news on gulfnews.com
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