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UAE approves VAT refund for tourists. Dubai supermarkets not selling cow urine, says municipality. Moon and Kim to meet at military demarcation line. Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is in Dubai. Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/videos

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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, April 26. Here are the top stories

00:07at this hour.

00:08The UAE Federal Tax Authority has formally approved a tourist refund scheme for VAT.

00:12The scheme includes procedures to connect outlets and points of sale across the UAE

00:17with the refund system.

00:18Earlier this month, top FTA official Khalid Al-Bustani said that tax refunds for tourists

00:24would be finalized soon.

00:25Dubai Municipality's Food Safety Department has inspected various stores and a warehouse

00:30of a prominent supermarket chain.

00:32The move follows a WhatsApp message claiming the chain was selling cow urine in Dubai.

00:37However, inspectors did not find any evidence of the company selling cow urine, which is

00:41illegal here.

00:42A senior civic official confirmed that the viral message turned out to be fake.

00:47North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and South's president Moon Jae-in will meet at the military

00:51demarcation line that divides the peninsula before their summit Friday.

00:56Moon will greet his visitor at the concrete blocks that mark the border between the two

01:00Koreas in the demilitarized zone.

01:02When Kim steps over the line, he will become the first North Korean leader to set foot

01:06in the South since the Korean War ended 65 years ago.

01:10All roads leading to Bardabai today will be filled with fans of Bollywood superstar Shah

01:14Rukh Khan.

01:15The superstar heads to Dubai to add a bit of sparkle to the weekend proceedings, launching

01:20a gold jewelry store in Mina Bazaar.

01:22The actor will make an appearance at a new Kalyan Jewelers store at 2.30 pm.

01:27And finally, the weather.

01:28Today's high across the UAE will be 34 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees at night.

01:33That's all for now.

01:34Thanks for watching.

01:35We will be back with the newscast on Sunday, but you can always get the latest updates

01:39on gulfnews.com

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