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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, August the 10th. Here are the
00:06top stories at this hour.
00:09Iraq's health ministry spokesman says a fire that erupted overnight at a Baghdad hospital
00:14has killed 11 newborn babies. The blaze broke out late on Tuesday night inside the maternity
00:20department at the Yarmouk Hospital, which is located in western Baghdad. An initial
00:26investigation suggests the fire was due to an electricity failure.
00:31White House hopeful Donald Trump, already deserted by some fellow Republicans, came
00:35under sharp scrutiny over controversial comments that some people interpreted as a threat of
00:42violence against his rival Hillary Clinton. Trump's intended message was not immediately
00:47clear, but lawmakers and former national security officials expressed concern that he had advocated,
00:54possibly in jest, that Clinton or her Supreme Court nominees could be shot.
01:00Samsung launched its latest flagship phone, the Note 7, in a bid to capitalise on the
01:05momentum the company gained earlier in the year with the launch of its S7 models. It
01:11usually launches its phablets in September, but this time around decided to repeat its
01:16successful early release strategy with the Note 5's launch last August.
01:22Michael Phelps bagged the 21st gold medal of his incredible Olympic career, anchoring
01:28the United States to victory in the 4x200m freestyle relay. Phelps earlier collected
01:34his 20th gold for his superb victory in the 200m butterfly.
01:40A fan of Suicide Squad has threatened to sue Warner Bros for false advertising after scenes
01:46of the Joker were not included in the final cut of the movie. The fan believes that he
01:51should be entitled to a refund after he drove 480km to London to watch the specific scenes
01:58explicitly advertised in TV ads.
02:02And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 44 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:06to 32 degrees at night.