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00:00Good day, welcome to the gulf news update for Wednesday, July the 25th, here are the
00:07top stories at this hour.
00:10Demi Lovato is awake and recovering with her family after the pop singer was reportedly
00:16hospitalized for an overdose on Tuesday.
00:19Demi wants to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support, Lovato's
00:25representatives said in a statement.
00:28The statement did not provide any details on what led to the singer's hospitalization.
00:34TMZ was the first to report that Lovato had been hospitalized for a drug overdose, based
00:40on its sources.
00:43Pakistanis are voting today in elections for the national and provincial assemblies as
00:47security fears intensified.
00:49A voting day blast killed at least 28 people and 35 were injured in the southwestern city
00:56of Quetta.
00:57Nearly 106 million people are eligible to vote in the parliamentary election.
01:03Rescue workers in Greece scoured charred homes and burned out cars today as the death toll
01:09from wildfires rose to 74.
01:12Scores of holidaymakers fled to the sea to escape the flames as they tore through towns
01:18near Athens, stoked by 100 km per hour wind gusts.
01:23Greek media have described the disaster as a national tragedy.
01:27Barcelona have reached a deal to sign Bordeaux winger Malcolm for £36.5 million.
01:35The deal comes a day after Roma said they were on the verge of signing him.
01:40The 21-year-old Brazilian has agreed to a five-year deal with the La Liga side.
01:46And finally, the weather.
01:47Highs across the UAE will be 41 degrees Celsius, dropping to 32 degrees at night.