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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, July the 13th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09The world's largest Ferris wheel has officially been given a name, Ayn Dubai, which in Arabic
00:14means Dubai Ayn.
00:16The wheel, expected to be completed by late 2017, will become a spectacular attraction
00:21for visitors to Dubai, according to its developer, Miras.
00:26The assembled hub and spindle for the wheel alone weigh a gigantic 1,805 tons, equivalent
00:33to four A380 aircraft.
00:37Turkey aims to develop good relations with Syria and Iraq, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim
00:42said today, adding that the two countries need to be stable for counter-terrorism efforts
00:47to succeed.
00:48Yildirim made the comments while speaking about the need for Turkey to boost its diplomatic
00:54ties in the region.
00:57After months of bitter campaigning, Bernie Sanders finally endorsed presumptive U.S.
01:02Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Tuesday.
01:06In a joint appearance in New Hampshire, Sanders pledged to work tirelessly to help his former
01:12rival defeat Donald Trump and win the White House.
01:16Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao plans to come out of retirement to fight, but only
01:21if it does not interfere with his senator duties.
01:24Earlier, his promoter Bob Orem told media the former welterweight champion plans to
01:30fight in late October or early November in Las Vegas.
01:35No opponent has been named so far.
01:38Jennifer Aniston says she is not pregnant and is fed up with predatory tabloid culture
01:43that defines women by their looks and maternal status.
01:47Aniston wrote in The Huffington Post that constant paparazzi coverage contributes to
01:52a dehumanizing view of females.
01:55She said the media resources spent on trying to find out if she was pregnant perpetuates
02:00the idea that women are incomplete until they marry and become mothers.
02:07And finally, the weather.
02:08Today's high across the UAE will be 42 degrees Celsius, dropping to 31 degrees at night.
02:13That's all for now.
02:14Thanks for watching.
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