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00:00Good day, and welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, June 11. Here are the top stories
00:10at this hour. Cyclone Ashoba is expected to make landfall in the South Shakia Governorate
00:16of Oman today. Rough seas are expected in the coming hours, characterized by swells
00:21of up to 7 meters. At least 70 people were killed in Cyclone Gonu in June 2007, and by
00:27Cyclone Phet in June 2010. Authorities have warned residents to exercise caution in investing
00:34in an online gold store. Filipino residents claiming to be clients and team leaders of
00:39Emirates Gold Exchange have been aggressively inviting residents to join a multi-level program
00:44called Goldex. Joining will entitle clients to financial rewards amounting to 15,000 dirhams
00:50after an initial cash-out of 3,000 dirhams on gold bullion. Authorities in the UAE and
00:56the Philippines, however, have said claims of such returns are bogus. Australian Prime
01:01Minister Tony Abbott today urged Asia-Pacific nations to help fight militant groups as he
01:06opened a regional summit on the issue, with a warning that Daesh has global ambitions.
01:12Abbott told the conference, attended by ministers and representatives of 30 nations, as well
01:16as tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google, that it was crucial to find methods to tackle
01:21the ideology of extremist groups. More must be done to tackle Daesh's use of social media
01:27for recruitment, representatives of government and technology giants heard. The Dubai International
01:33Financial Centre seeks to triple the contribution of financial services to the Emirates' GDP
01:38to 18% by 2024, from 6% in 2004. The DIFC plans to increase the participation of financial
01:47firms by 1,000 by 2024, from 382 now, and also triple the size of the workforce to 50,000,
01:54said Aiza Kazim, DIFC governor. A copy of the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey sequel has
02:00been stolen just over a week before publication day, publisher Penguin Random House said.
02:06The publisher said Kent police in southern England are investigating the theft of a finished
02:10copy of EL James' new book, Grey. It said it could not comment further because police
02:15investigations are underway. Homer and Marge are to separate after more than 25 years together
02:21on hit comedy The Simpsons, its executive producer revealed. Al Jean said on Twitter
02:27that Homer and Marge will legally separate and Homer will fall in love with his pharmacist
02:31at the start of the show's 27th season in September. And finally, the weather today's
02:37high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 32 degrees at night. That's all
02:43for now, thank you for watching. We will be back with the newscast on Sunday, but you
02:47can always get the latest news on golfnews.com