Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Donald Trump wins in three states, Clinton beat Sanders in four states, Syria opposition claims no progress on freeing detainees, Bomb in Peshawar bus kills 16, High net worth individuals expect GCC economic conditions to worsen this year, World Twenty20 host accused of complacency amidst defeat, India unable to cope with New Zealand, Ford and Spielberg to make a fifth Indiana Jones film, Disney confirms July 2019 release. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, March the 16th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09Donald Trump scored victories today in three states, including the big prize Florida, but
00:14lost Ohio to the state's governor, John Kasich.
00:18Marco Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, dropped out of the race shortly after the
00:24polls closed.
00:26With the wins, Trump continues to move ahead in his stunning campaign for the Republican
00:30presidential nomination.
00:32Hillary Clinton won at least four states, dealing a severe blow to Bernie Sanders'
00:38bid to slow her march toward the Democratic nomination.
00:43Syrian opposition negotiators have demanded that Syria's government come clear on a
00:47political transition.
00:50They said there had been no progress on freeing detainees who, they claimed, were being executed
00:55at a rate of 50 a day.
00:58A top advisor to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, meanwhile, said Russian forces could return
01:04to Syria after withdrawing.
01:07At least 16 people were killed and more than two dozen wounded when a bomb blew up inside
01:12a bus in Peshawar, with the toll feared to rise.
01:16No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion in the main city of Pakistan's
01:22northwest.
01:24A significantly larger number of high-net-worth individuals from the Gulf states expect regional
01:30economic conditions to worsen this year.
01:34According to the GCC Wealth Insight report, only 17 percent of them said economic conditions
01:40are improving, compared to 55 percent in 2015.
01:46World Twenty20 hosts India were accused of complacency last night after they were brought
01:52down to earth in a stunning defeat to New Zealand.
01:56After winning 10 of their last 11 matches, India were bowled out for just 79, their lowest
02:02total on home turf by an unheralded New Zealand team in Nagpur.
02:08India's leading batsmen were unable to cope with a trio of New Zealand bowlers, including
02:14the rookie Mitchell Santner.
02:18Madison Ford and director Steven Spielberg are teaming up to make a fifth Indiana Jones
02:23action-adventure movie.
02:25Ford, 73, will reprise his role as the fedora-clad archaeologist and adventurer who first appeared
02:32in 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark.
02:36Walt Disney Company said the latest installment is due for release in July 2019.
02:43And finally, the weather.
02:44Today's high across the UAE will be 29 degrees Celsius, dropping to 20 degrees at night.
02:49That's all for now.
02:50Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.