00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, October the 22nd.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Spain took drastic measures on Saturday to stop Catalonia from breaking away.
00:16Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced plans to dismiss the Catalan separatist government
00:21and called fresh elections in six months.
00:24Catalan President Carles Puigdemont vowed to oppose any such Spanish decisions.
00:29Millions of Japanese braved typhoon conditions today for a snap election likely to hand Prime
00:34Minister Shinzo Abe a fresh mandate.
00:37If surveys prove correct, Abe's conservative coalition will cruise to a crushing majority
00:43to win a fresh term at the helm of the key US regional ally and Asian economic powerhouse.
00:49Lewis Hamilton swept to pole position for the US Grand Prix as the Mercedes star targets
00:54wrapping up a fourth world title in today's race.
00:58The British driver edged Ferrari title rival Sebastian Vettel with his Mercedes teammate
01:03Valtteri Bottas in third place.
01:06The Los Angeles-based talent agency APA fired Hollywood agent Tyler Grasham following allegations
01:12that he sexually assaulted and harassed multiple young men in the industry.
01:17Grasham first came under scrutiny last week when filmmaker Blaise Godbey-Lippmann alleged
01:22that as a teenage actor a decade ago, the agent had sexually assaulted him.
01:27At least two other men, an editor and actor, have since come forward with stories of more
01:32recent unwanted sexual advances and harassment by Grasham.
01:37And finally the weather.
01:38Today's high across the UAE will be 36 degrees Celsius dropping to 26 degrees at night.
01:43That's all for now.
01:44Thanks for watching.
01:45And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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