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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Monday, September the 17th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09The UAE will grant five-year resident visas to expatriates after retirement.
00:15Expatriates who retire at the age of 55 will be eligible for the new long-term visa from
00:20next year, which will be renewable on meeting certain conditions.
00:24To be eligible for the visa, an expat should invest in a property worth at least two million
00:29dirhams or have savings of one million dirhams or have an active monthly income of at least
00:3520,000 dirhams.
00:37An Australian state has offered a large reward for information after sewing needles were
00:41found in strawberries sold in supermarkets.
00:44The Federal Health Minister of Australia described the bizarre incidents as a vicious crime.
00:50The issue came to light last week when a man was taken to hospital with stomach pains after
00:55eating the fresh produce brought at a supermarket in Queensland.
00:59Since then, people have posted on social media photos of other strawberries with small metal
01:04pins stuck into them.
01:06Hong Kong found Pakistan's formidable bowling attack too hot to handle and crashed out for
01:11a paltry 116 runs.
01:14Displaying their batting might, Pakistan recorded an easy eight-wicket win in 23.4 overs in
01:21the second match of the Unimani Asia Cup at Dubai International Stadium.
01:26Afghanistan take on Sri Lanka today in a Group B match.
01:30Peter Farrelly's crowd-pleasing Deep South road trip movie, Green Book, won the Toronto
01:35International Film Festival's Audience Award on Sunday.
01:38The first runner-up for Toronto's top prize was Barry Jenkins' James Baldwin adaptation
01:44If Beale Street Could Talk.
01:46The second runner-up was Alfonso Cuarón's black-and-white neuralistic drama Roma.
01:52Failing to place in the top three, to the surprise of many, was Bradley Cooper's A Star
01:56Is Born, a remake of the Hollywood classic starring Lady Gaga.
02:01And finally, the weather.
02:02Today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 31 degrees at night.
02:08That's all for now.
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