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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Monday, August the 13th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10Turkey's Central Bank announced a raft of measures today aimed at calming markets rattled
00:15by the precipitous plunge of the Turkish Lira.
00:19But the embattled currency came under new pressure in early trade.
00:23In early European trade, the Lira was trading at 6.6 to the dollar, a loss of another 3.3
00:30percent on the day, but recovering from even sharper losses in earlier Asian trade.
00:36The Lira struck a record low of 7.2362 to the dollar in Asian markets.
00:42In its first statement since what was dubbed Black Friday in Turkey, the Central Bank said
00:47it was ready to take all necessary measures to ensure financial stability.
00:54The UAE launched the UAE Youth Global Initiative on Sunday to mark World Youth Day.
00:59His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy
01:04Supreme Commander of the UAE, tweeted the initiative on Sunday.
01:09He said,
01:10It will help our youth use their full potential to enhance the UAE's reputation and spread
01:15awareness of its values and heritage as well as the all-round progress it has achieved.
01:23British actor Idris Elba is stoking speculation he may take over the role of James Bond when
01:29Daniel Craig steps aside.
01:31The star on Sunday posted a selfie under the words,
01:34My name's Elba, Idris Elba, echoing the spy's famous catchphrase.
01:39His enigmatic Twitter post fuelled the buzz about him becoming the first black Bond.
01:45American film producer Antoine Fuqua also stoked long-running speculation about Elba
01:50taking on the role last week.
01:53And finally, the weather.
01:54Today's high across the UAE will be 40 degrees Celsius, dropping to 33 degrees at night.
01:59That's all for now.
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