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00:00A bomb blast at a Pakistani hospital killed at least 30 people and wounded many in Quetta,
00:13the capital of Balochistan.
00:15The explosion occurred as mourners, mostly lawyers and journalists, gathered to accompany
00:20the body of Bilal Anwar Qasi, a prominent lawyer who was shot and killed in the city
00:25earlier in the day.
00:26More than 50 mourners were entering the emergency department of the hospital accompanying Qasi's
00:30body when the bomb went off.
00:32At his fifth and supposedly last Olympics, Michael Phelps finally let his guard down,
00:37sobbing along with his teammates after collecting his 19th gold medal by helping the United
00:42States win the men's 4x100m freestyle relay in Rio.
00:46Phelps began to weep after two of his teammates started to bawl.
00:50Will Smith told reporters in Dubai that despite how painful it is to hear Republican presidential
00:55candidate Donald Trump speak, it's a good thing, as it introduces a cleansing in the
01:00US.
01:01Smith was in the UAE to promote his latest film, Suicide Squad.
01:04He called Dubai one of his two favourite cities alongside Miami.
01:07For Smith, battling Islamophobia starts with sending out a positive message.
01:11In terms of Islamophobia in America, you know, for me, that's why it's important to show
01:20up.
01:21It's like, I'm in Dubai and I'm having fun and I'm tweeting and I'm showing pictures.
01:26Hey, it doesn't look like they hate me, does it?
01:30You know, so I think that the imagery of it is hugely important to me.
01:39And finally, the weather.
01:40Today's high across the UAE will be 45 degrees Celsius, dropping to 32 degrees at night.
01:46That's all for now.
01:47Thanks for watching.
01:48But as always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com
01:51And I'll see you next time.
01:52Bye.