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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, July the 30th.
00:07Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10UAE residents are being cautioned to stay indoors and avoid exposure to the heat, humidity
00:15and dusty spells amid the current weather pattern.
00:19A dust storm and low visibility conditions are likely to persist until this afternoon
00:24and can trigger respiratory infections and allergies.
00:28High levels of sand in the atmosphere accompanied by high temperatures and humidity of up to
00:3380% is likely to prevail in the UAE today.
00:37Today's high across the UAE will be 44 degrees Celsius, dropping to 33 degrees at night.
00:43Zimbabweans today are voting in their first election without Robert Mugabe on the ballot.
00:49The contest could bring international legitimacy and investment or signal more stagnation if
00:55the vote is seriously flawed.
00:58About 5.5 million people were registered to vote in this nation anxious for a change
01:02after economic and political paralysis during the nearly four-decade rule of Mugabe.
01:08Geraint Thomas became the third Briton to win the Tour de France when he crossed the
01:12finish line in Paris.
01:14The Team Skyrider 32 followed Sir Bradley Wiggins in 2012 and four-time Tour champion
01:21Chris Frome as Britain celebrates a sixth win in seven years.
01:26UAE Team Emirates' Alexander Kristoff won the final stage.
01:30Audiences turned out last weekend to see Tom Cruise in his sixth run as Ethan Hunt in Mission
01:36Impossible Fallout, which easily took the number one spot at the U.S. box office.
01:42Studios on Sunday estimated that Fallout earned $61.5 million from North American theaters.
01:49It's a best for the series, which has grossed over $2.8 billion worldwide and one of Cruise's
01:54biggest two.
01:56That's all for now.
01:57Thanks for watching.
01:58And as always, you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com.