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00:00Good day.
00:06Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, July the 15th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Experts from the World Health Organization have been invited to investigate the first
00:16UAE-diagnosed case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus infection.
00:22The patient, an 82-year-old male Emirati, is currently in stable condition and is being
00:28treated at the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi.
00:31WHO officials have been invited as part of the procedures followed by member states in
00:36case of the spread of infectious diseases.
00:38US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns is due to hold talks in Cairo with leaders
00:43of Egypt's new military-backed government.
00:46It is the first visit by a senior US official since the army ousted Islamist President Mohamed
00:51Morsi on July 4.
00:53The mayor of Los Angeles is urging demonstrators to practice peace after protesters upset by
00:58the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin clashed with police and
01:03blocked traffic on a freeway and city streets.
01:07Mayor Eric Garcetti issued the call for peace on Twitter last night, after groups of people
01:11broke off from a peaceful march and threw rocks and batteries at officers.
01:16Sport and international athletics is in turmoil after it was revealed yesterday that some
01:20of the biggest names in sprinting have returned positive doping tests.
01:25Former 100-meter world record holder Asifa Powell of Jamaica, American champion Tyson
01:30Gay and Jamaican Olympic gold medalist Sharon Simpson faced suspensions for testing positive.
01:36And cricket England's bowling star James Anderson insists he will be fit to continue tormenting
01:41Australia when the second Ashes test begins at Lourdes on Thursday.
01:46The Lancashire Pacers took 10 wickets in the thrilling first test, which England won
01:50by 14 runs yesterday.
01:52Things are picking up speed on the likelihood of Fast and Furious 7 being partly shot in
01:56Dubai following the release of a casting call in the US, which mentions the UAE.
02:02Today's announcement says casting calls will be going out in Los Angeles for starring,
02:06co-starring and supporting roles.
02:08Shooting will also take place in Tokyo and Dubai.
02:12No comment was available from Jamal Sharif, Chairman of the Dubai Film and TV Commission
02:16and Managing Director of Dubai Studios City.
02:19Finally, weather.
02:21And today's high across the UAE will be 49 degrees Celsius, dropping to 30 at night.
02:26That's all for now.
02:27Thanks for watching.
02:28And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com