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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, April the 24th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:07French voters last night shut out the country's political mainstream from the presidency for
00:12the first time in its modern history.
00:14The May 7 runoff will be between populist Marie Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron.
00:19French politicians on the moderate left and right immediately urged voters to block Le
00:24Pen's path to power.
00:25Five-gallon water bottles in Dubai are set to be tracked for safety as Dubai municipality
00:30is rolling out a new smart tracking system.
00:33The system will help detect safety of the water and will be implemented in all bottled
00:37water manufacturing companies in Dubai within two months.
00:41Lionel Messi scored in the last minute to give Barcelona a dramatic 3-2 win over 10-man
00:46Real Madrid on Sunday, leaving the Spanish league title race wide open.
00:51Messi netted from inside the area after a cross by Jordi Alba two minutes into stoppage
00:56time of El Clasico.
00:57Robert De Niro helped Burt Reynolds onto the red carpet for the Tribeca Film Festival premiere
01:02of his new movie Dog Years on Saturday in New York.
01:05It was a rare appearance for the 81-year-old actor, who at times struggled to walk but
01:10was overjoyed at the turnout.
01:11In the film, which is still shopping for distribution, Reynolds portrays an aging movie star who
01:16realizes his best days are behind him.
01:19And finally, weather.
01:20Today's high across the UAE will be 35 degrees Celsius, dropping to 25 degrees at night.
01:26That's all for now.
01:27Thanks for watching, and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.