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00:00Croatia began preparations for the first World Cup final in their history today after they
00:12came from behind to crush England's hopes in an enthralling contest.
00:16The Balkan nation of just 4 million people will play France on Sunday.
00:20Mario Mandzukic's extra-time winner in Wednesday's semi-final prolonged England's 52-year wait
00:26to reach a second World Cup final.
00:28England rode into the lead in just the fifth minute through Kerean Trippier's superb free
00:32kick.
00:33But Croatia hit back through Ivan Perisic and Mandzukic to win 2-1 in front of 78,000
00:39spectators in the Luzhniki Stadium.
00:41The UAE is one step closer to choosing its final team of astronauts.
00:44The Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Center has announced that nine candidates have qualified for the
00:49final evaluation phase of the UAE astronaut program.
00:52The selected candidates are scheduled to undergo an intensive assessment in Russia by experts
00:57from Roscosmos.
00:58A bounced check case against Arif Naqvi, the founder of Abraj Capital, and colleague Mohammad
01:03Rafiq Lakhani is heading to a negotiated settlement.
01:06According to a source, the case relates to a $300 million loan from Hameed Jaffer, the
01:11founder of Sharjah-based Crescent Group, to Abraj and Naqvi.
01:14Both parties are working towards a mutually acceptable settlement, leading to a likely
01:19withdrawal of the case, said the source.
01:21Cardi B, who has quickly risen to become one of the most prominent women in hip-hop, has
01:25become a mother.
01:26And on Wednesday, the 25-year-old New York rapper announced the birth of daughter Kulture
01:31Kiari Sifus.
01:32And finally, the weather.
01:33Today's high across the UAE will be 44 degrees Celsius, dropping to 33 degrees at night.
01:38That's all for now.
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