Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Vladimir Putin is set for another six years in power. Barcelona took a giant step towards winning La Liga. Cristiano Ronaldo scored four times. Juan Martin Del Potro stunned top-ranked Roger Federer. Naomi Osaka's overcame Daria Kasatkina. Black Panther has grossed more than 1.1 billion dollars. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, March 19. Here are the top stories
00:08at this hour.
00:09Vladimir Putin is set for another six years in power after his landslide victory in Russia's
00:15presidential election. Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades, recorded his
00:21best election performance with 76.67% of the vote, but rejected the possibility of staying
00:29in power indefinitely.
00:31Barcelona took a giant step towards winning La Liga after they beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0.
00:38Nearest challengers Atletico Madrid lost 2-1 at Villarreal, giving the Catalans an 11-point
00:45lead at the top of the standings.
00:47Cristiano Ronaldo scored four times as champions. Real Madrid thrashed Girona 6-3 in a hugely
00:55entertaining game and moved to within four points of unseating Atletico in second place.
01:02In tennis, former U.S. Open champion Juan MartÃn del Potro stunned top-ranked Roger
01:08Federer 6-4, 6-7 and 7-6 to win his first Indian Wells title and second consecutive
01:16ATP crown.
01:17The 29-year-old from Argentina handed Federer his first match defeat of 2018 and extended
01:24his own win streak to 11 matches, including a title run earlier this month at Acapulco.
01:31In the women's final, Naomi Osaka overcame Daria Kazatkina of Russia 6-3 and 6-2.
01:39Not since Avatar has a box office hit had the kind of staying power of Black Panther.
01:45Ryan Coogler's comic book sensation became the first film since James Cameron's 2009
01:52smash to top the weekend box office five straight weekends.
01:56The Disney release grossed $27 million in ticket sales over the weekend, pushing its
02:01domestic haul to $605.4 million.
02:06Worldwide, Black Panther has grossed more than $1.1 billion.
02:11And finally, the weather.
02:12Today's high across the UAE will be 27 degrees Celsius, dropping to 18 degrees at night.
02:20That's all for now.
02:21Thanks for watching.
02:22But as always, you can get the latest news on gulfnews.com.