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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gold News Update for Thursday, August 10. Here are the top
00:06stories at this hour. An advisor to US President Donald Trump said Washington would use any
00:12appropriate measures to protect the United States from threats from North Korea, which
00:16has said it is developing a plan to fire rockets close to US territory, Guam. Donald Trump
00:22has been unequivocal. He will use any appropriate measures to protect the United States and
00:27her citizens, Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to Trump, told BBC Radio. Tensions have risen
00:32since North Korea carried out two nuclear bomb tests last year and two intercontinental
00:37ballistic missile tests in July. Trump has said he will not allow Pyongyang to develop
00:42a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United States. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
00:48has ordered all government staff to take the day off work because of exceptionally high
00:52temperatures. Forecasters expect air temperatures in the capital, Baghdad, to reach 50 Celsius.
00:58Heatwave conditions are also expected in the cities of Basra and Mosul. Extreme heat can
01:03cause chronic power shortages, depriving homes and businesses of electricity and air conditioning
01:08for parts of the day. Taylor Swift's mother gave an emotional testimony when she took
01:13the witness stand, saying she and her daughter's managers had told the bosses of a disc jockey
01:17accused of groping the singer-songwriter that they hoped he would be fired but didn't ask
01:22them to do so. Andrea Swift stated at a civil trial in federal court in Denver that she
01:26had no doubt about what happened during a pre-concert photo-op based on a conversation
01:31with her daughter. Andrea Swift is a co-defendant in the lawsuit filed by David Mueller, who
01:36has sued Taylor Swift and others claiming he was falsely accused and then fired over
01:40the allegation. He is seeking at least $3 million. And finally, the weather today is
01:45high across the UAE with 45 degrees Celsius dropping to 31 degrees at night. That's all
01:50for now. Thank you for watching. A reminder, our next bulletin will be on Sunday. As always,
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