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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, April 16. Here are the top stories

00:06at this hour.

00:07Polling stations for Turkey's historic referendum opened today, with voters deciding on the

00:12future of their country. The key question for the referendum is whether to approve or

00:16reject reforms that would concentrate power in the hands of the President. If the yes

00:20vote prevails, the 18 constitutional changes will convert Turkey's system of government

00:25from parliamentary to presidential. It will abolish the office of the Prime Minister and

00:29grant extensive executive powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

00:34Vincent Kompany's first Premier League goal for 20 months prompted an outpouring of relief

00:39after two injury-ravaged seasons for the Manchester City defender. The Belgian's header in a 3-0

00:45victory at Southampton sparked an emotional celebration from Kompany, who has started

00:50in just 21 of City's last 102 games.

00:53Even after seven movies, Universal's latest installment of the car-centric action franchise

00:59The Fast and the Furious found plenty in the tank to top the box office charts. Again featuring

01:05Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Dwayne The Rock Johnson, The Fate of the Furious

01:09racked up more than $45 million on its opening night in the US. By the time the film ends

01:15its run, analysts have projected it could earn more than $400 million worldwide thanks

01:20to an ambitious international release plan.

01:23And finally, weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping

01:28to 25 degrees at night.

01:29That's all for now. Thanks for watching, and as always, you can get the latest news

01:34at gulfnews.com

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