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00:00Good day, and welcome to the Golf News Update for Monday, July 11.
00:05Here are the top stories this hour.
00:07Portugal found an unlikely hero as Eder's thunderous finish deep into extra time
00:11secured their first European Championship title last night.
00:14The visitors overcame the early loss of Cristiano Ronaldo
00:16to snatch a stunning 1-0 victory over host France.
00:19Eder picked the perfect time to score his first competitive goal for his country,
00:23marauding forward before letting fly with a bullet shot from 25 metres in the 109th minute.
00:28Seven people died and 74 others were injured in 48 road crashes
00:32across the UAE during the Eid holidays last week.
00:34The Ministry of Interior said in a statement some of the injuries were minor
00:37but did not reveal the total number of crashes.
00:40The gunman in the deadly attack on Dallas police had plans for a larger assault
00:44and possessed enough explosive material to inflict far greater harm, the city's police chief said.
00:49Authorities said that 25-year-old Micah Johnson kept a journal of combat tactics
00:53and had amassed a huge personal arsenal at his home.
00:56Rapper Jay-Z, meanwhile, dropped a new song titled Spiritual,
00:59a work he issued in response to the recent police shootings of
01:02Alton Sterling and Philando Castile in the US.
01:05Included with the song is a short note from the rapper that explains his decision
01:08to wait to drop Spiritual and his condolences for the lives lost to police shootings.
01:12On Thursday, his wife Beyonce issued an open letter in response to the shootings of Sterling and Castile
01:17and added a moment of silence to a show overseas.
01:20Also in support of the Black Lives Matter movement,
01:22R&B singer Miguel released a demo for his song How Many on SoundCloud.
01:26Beware! Pokemon Go, a new smartphone game based on Nintendo characters like
01:31Squirtle and Pikachu, can be harmful to your health.
01:34The augmented reality game, which layers gameplay onto the physical world,
01:37became the top grossing app in the iPhone app store just days after its Wednesday release.
01:42Ankle injuries, mishaps with revolving doors and walking into trees
01:45have been among the painful results.
01:47The game was created by Niantic Inc., a spin-off of Google Parent Alphabet
01:51that previously became known for a similar augmented reality game called Ingress.
01:55And finally, the weather.
01:57Today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 31 degrees at night.
02:02That's all for now. Thanks for watching.
02:04As always, you can get the latest on gulfnews.com