Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Spain took drastic measures Saturday to stop Catalonia. Millions of Japanese braved typhoon for snap election. Lewis Hamilton swept to pole position. APA fired Hollywood agent Tyler Grasham. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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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