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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, June the 28th.

00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:12Some UAE residents have complained about foreign embassies rejecting tourist visa applications

00:18if their residency visa is valid for less than six months.

00:22They have had travel plans ruined since they cannot obtain a visit visa for countries abroad

00:28due to the rejections.

00:29An Indian expatriate said that upon applying for a Schengen visa, he was notified that

00:35if his residency visa was valid for less than six months, his application would get rejected.

00:41There were no definite answers from embassies.

00:45The number of people injured in a fire at a Taiwan water amusement park rose to 516,

00:52officials said today, with more than 180 still in intensive care.

00:58The blaze, which broke out at the Formosa Fun Coast water park on the outskirts of

01:03Taipei, is suspected to have been caused by an explosion of the powder, officials said.

01:11People in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse have held a march to denounce the attack in

01:16which at least 39 people, most of them tourists, were killed by a gunman on a nearby beach

01:22on Friday.

01:24India's Prime Minister, Habib Asid, announced a security clampdown after the attack claimed

01:29by Daesh and also ordered the closure of 80 mosques.

01:34In sport, Paraguay sent Brazil crashing out of the Copa America last night as the five-time

01:40world champion's penalty shootout jinx struck again.

01:45Striker Derlis Gonzalez was the hero for Paraguay, slotting a second-half penalty to level the

01:50match at 1-1 before stepping up to rifle home the decisive spot kick to clinch a 4-3

01:57win in the shootout.

01:59The winners will take on Argentina in the semifinal on Tuesday, while host Chile will

02:05face off against Peru in the first semifinal on Monday.

02:10Kanye West proved critics wrong last night when he took the stage at the iconic Glastonbury

02:16Festival.

02:17The multi-talented rapper, who arrived with reality star wife Kim Kardashian in a helicopter,

02:23attracted a large audience who knew the words to many of his tracks.

02:28West was the polarizing figure of Europe's biggest greenfield festival, and the announcement

02:33of his appearance prompted thousands to sign a petition against the choice of a rap act

02:39for the top billing.

02:41And finally, the weather.

02:42Today's high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 degrees at night.

02:48That's all for now.

02:49Thanks for watching.

02:50And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.

UAE residence hit by tourist visa rules - GN Headlines

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