00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Monday, June the 18th, here are the top
00:07stories at this hour.
00:09Motorists in Dubai can no longer carpool as the Roads and Transport Authority has stopped
00:14issuing car-sharing permits.
00:17Hundreds of residents in Dubai and other emirates were using Sherkni, the RTA's official carpooling
00:24platform.
00:25But the RTA recently stopped issuing the ride-sharing permits and has even taken down the Sherkni
00:31website.
00:32Speaking to Gulf News, a senior RTA official confirmed that the ride-sharing service has
00:38been suspended.
00:39The debate over separating immigrant parents and their children at the US border is getting
00:44some strong comments from First Ladies.
00:48First Lady Melania Trump said she hates to see families separated at the border.
00:53She said she hopes both sides of the aisle can reform the nation's immigration laws.
00:59Former First Lady Laura Bush called the policy cruel and immoral and said it breaks her heart.
01:05Mexico stunned World Cup holders Germany on Sunday, inflicting a 1-0 defeat that throws
01:12the Germans' title defence into disarray.
01:15The outstanding Irving Lozano smashed home the Mexican winner in the 35th minute at Moscow's
01:22Luzhniki Stadium.
01:24Neymar's Brazil, meanwhile, stuttered to a draw against Switzerland.
01:28Gutsy Switzerland battled back through Steven Zubair to cancel out a Philippe Coutinho strike
01:33midway through the first half of the Group E tie.
01:36The Pixar superhero movie Incredibles 2 made 14 years of anticipation worth the wait for
01:42Disney.
01:43The follow-up to the 2004 The Incredibles smashed the record for highest animation debut
01:50of all time, with an estimated $180 million in ticket sales for the US and Canada.
01:57The film was a hit with audiences and critics, earning an A-plus rating on CinemaScore and
02:04a 94% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
02:08And finally, the weather today is high across the UAE will be 39 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:13to 31 degrees at night.
02:15That's all for now.
02:16Thanks for watching.
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