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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Monday, June 24. Here are the top stories
00:11at this hour.
00:12Nelson Mandela was fighting for his life last night after a sudden deterioration in his
00:16health. The 94-year-old former South African president was said to be critical after being
00:21admitted to hospital with a recurrent lung infection.
00:25The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is expected to meet members of the
00:29royal family today. Qatari officials and diplomats say a transfer of power to his son, Crown
00:35Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, is imminent.
00:39Kuwait's Court of Appeals is expected to rule in the case against opposition leader Musallam
00:43Al Barak. The Court of Appeals last month overturned a five-year jail term against the
00:48former lawmaker. The jail term was brought against him for allegedly undermining the
00:53status of the Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah in a speech he gave in October.
00:59Indian priests are planning to cremate hundreds of flood victims today as heavy rains halted
01:03the search for thousands of tourists stranded in the devastated Himalayan region. About
01:081,000 people are feared dead and more than 8,000 are awaiting rescue in Uttarakhand.
01:14Abu Dhabi's First Gulf Bank said it has signed an agreement to acquire Dubai First, a consumer
01:19financial services business, for 601 million dirhams in cash from Dubai Group.
01:25Captain Mahindra Singh Dhoni was full of praise for his young team after India won
01:29the ICC Champions beating hosts England. Batsman Shikhar Dhawan was named player of the tournament.
01:36Roger Federer will begin his bid to win a record eighth Wimbledon title when he takes
01:41on Romania's Victor Hanescu today. He is due to start at 4pm UAE time.
01:47Monsters beat Zombies and Superman at the box office this weekend with Disney's Monsters
01:52University named box office winner according to studio estimates.
01:56Weather
01:57The daytime temperature will be 45 degrees Celsius, falling to 27 at night.
02:02That's all for now. Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com