Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Barcelona braces for rally. Qatar orders aid to private sector as sanctions hurt economy. Hamilton wins Japanese GP to move closer to F1 title. Rapper Nelly released from jail after rape accusation.
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulp News update for Sunday, October the 8th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08A huge crowd is expected to rally in Barcelona against plans by Catalonia's separatist
00:13leaders to declare independence following a banned secession referendum.
00:17The demonstration comes as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warned that he won't rule
00:22out suspending Catalonia's regional autonomy to stop them from declaring independence.
00:27Qatar's government announced measures to help private sector businesses after its economy
00:32was hurt by a boycott imposed by other Arab states.
00:35Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani decided to cut rents
00:40paid by companies in Qatar's logistic zones in half during 2018 and 2019.
00:45New investors in the zones will be completely exempt from paying rents for a year if they
00:50obtain building permits by certain deadlines.
00:53Championship leader Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix, taking a major step
00:57toward winning his third Formula One title.
01:00The Mercedes driver crossed the finish line 1.2 seconds ahead of Malaysia GP winner Max
01:05Verstappen to claim his eighth F1 victory of the season and third at the Suzuka circuit.
01:11Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo was third.
01:15Rapper Nelly was released from jail on Saturday while the police investigate an accusation
01:19by a woman who says he raped her on his tour bus.
01:22Auburn police said they received a 911 call from the woman and they arrested Nelly,
01:27whose real name is Cornell Irel Haynes Jr. early Saturday morning.
01:31Nelly's attorney Scott Rosenblum said the singer was released from jail pending the investigation
01:36and refuted the allegations.
01:38And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius,
01:43dropping to 26 degrees at night.
01:46That's all for now. Thanks for watching.
01:47And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com