Brazil's World Cup appeal - GN Midday

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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, July the 7th.

00:24Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:27An Israeli colonist has run over two Palestinian men in what authorities concede to be predetermined

00:32murder.

00:33The deaths bring the death toll to more than 12 people in a spate of targeted killings

00:37by Israelis against Palestinians in the past three weeks.

00:40Meanwhile, seven Hamas members were killed by Israeli airstrikes Monday morning.

00:45The group said Israel would pay a tremendous price for the killings, signaling the conflict

00:49would soon escalate militarily.

00:52The UAE government has fast-tracked legislation, including tough measures against those found

00:57to be involved in terror acts, financing terror, or campaigning for terrorist groups.

01:02Under the draft law, offenders will face the death sentence, life imprisonment, or fines

01:06of up to 100 million dirhams.

01:08The Federal National Council is due to be called from its summer break to attend a special

01:13session later this month to review the law.

01:16Two of Britain's most senior ministers arrived in India on Monday to seek stronger trade

01:20and investment links with Narendra Modi's government.

01:24Foreign Secretary William Hague and Finance Minister George Osborne landed in Mumbai to

01:28start their two-day visit this morning.

01:31More than 60 women and girls abducted last month by suspected Boko Haram militants in

01:36northeast Nigeria have escaped their captors.

01:39Confirming the escape, sources said more than 200 schoolgirls are still being held by the

01:43Islamists.

01:44Tennis and Roger Federer insist he will be back to compete for a record eighth Wimbledon

01:49title after suffering a narrow five-set loss to Novak Djokovic in last night's singles

01:54final.

01:55Argentina's World Cup semi-final hopes have been hit as they have confirmed midfielder

02:00Angel de Maria will miss Wednesday's match against the Netherlands due to injury.

02:06Brazil meanwhile have launched a last gasp appeal in a bid to get defender Thiago Silva's

02:11band overturned ahead of their game against Germany tomorrow.

02:15Production for Star Wars Episode 7 will be halted for two weeks next month due to an

02:20injury suffered by actor Harrison Ford on set.

02:23Ford, who's reprising his role as Han Solo, broke his leg last month when a spacecraft

02:28door fell on him at a studio in London.

02:30However, producer Disney said the film is still on track for a December 2015 release.

02:36And finally weather.

02:37Today's high across the UAE will be 43 degrees Celsius, dropping to 33 degrees at night.

02:43That's all for now.

02:44Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com