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00:00Good day, welcome to the gulf news update for Sunday, August 12, here are the top stories
00:08at this hour.
00:09Motorists in Abu Dhabi will now pay a reduced fine of 300 dirhams down from 600 dirhams
00:15if caught driving above designated speed limits.
00:19The halved fine and the removal of the 20-km speed limit buffer are part of changes brought
00:24about by the Department of Transport and the Abu Dhabi Police.
00:29The decision to remove the buffer was largely welcomed by motorists.
00:34Police said they will run an extensive awareness campaign using platforms such as social media.
00:40V.S.
00:41Naipaul, the Trinidad-born Nobel laureate whose lyrical prose and misanthropic personality
00:47made him one of the world's most admired and contentious writers, died Saturday in London.
00:53His wife, Nadira Naipaul, said the 85-year-old was a giant in all that he achieved and he
01:00died surrounded by those he loved.
01:02His friend and fellow author Paul Thoreau said Naipaul will go down as one of the greatest
01:07writers of his time.
01:09Amidst public outcry, the cast of Insatiable have defended their new television show against
01:15accusations of fat shaming.
01:18The Netflix series, which dropped on Friday, is about an obese high schooler Patty the
01:23Fatty who suddenly loses weight, gains popularity and sets out for payback.
01:28An online petition ahead of its release had called for the show to be cancelled.
01:33It claimed the series appeared to promote the narrative that women had to be thin in
01:38order to be successful and happy, and that the show would encourage eating disorders.
01:44And finally, the weather.
01:45Today's high across the UAE will be 40 degrees Celsius, dropping to 33 degrees at night.
01:50That's all for now.
01:51Thanks for watching.
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