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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Tuesday, April 26.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10Saudi Arabia unveiled sweeping plans across the economy on Monday to live without oil
00:16by 2020.
00:17The government said it will divest 5% stake in Aramco, which could be touted as the world's
00:23biggest IPO.
00:25Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also announced that the country would set
00:30up a public investment fund.
00:32The Vision 2030 plan also includes boosting revenues from Hajj and Umrah, along with issuing
00:39long-term residency cards to Arab and Muslim expats.
00:44Dubai has launched the trial run of the first driverless vehicle in its mission to transform
00:49into the smartest city in the world.
00:52The autonomous vehicle, dubbed EZ-10, is an electric shuttle that can run in both directions.
00:58The battery-powered vehicle can run up to four hours with AC on a single charge.
01:05Junior doctors in England started their first all-out strike today in a bitter row with
01:10Prime Minister David Cameron's government over pay and conditions.
01:14The strike will have a major impact on the National Health Service, which employs thousands
01:19of junior doctors.
01:21The strike will affect hospital emergency care and maternity units for the first time.
01:28Prince's long-time lawyer called the death of the superstar a complete shock and said
01:32the singer lived a clean and healthy lifestyle, disputing suggestions that he was addicted
01:38to drugs.
01:39L. Londell McMillan had known Prince for 25 years and at one time was his manager.
01:45He said he spoke to Prince the Sunday before he died and the pop legend assured him he
01:51was fine.
01:52Celebrity website TMZ reported that Prince was treated for an overdose of the powerful
01:58painkiller Percocet following concerts in Atlanta last week.
02:04And finally, the weather.
02:05Today's high across the UAE will be 33 degrees Celsius, dropping to 23 degrees at night.
02:11That's all for now.
02:12Thanks for watching.
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