Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Trump praised himself as a very stable genius. The eastern US and Canada in deep freeze. Seven-bedroom villa for 18.92 million dirhams. Philippe Coutinho finally got his Barcelona wish. Paz de la Huerta has filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, January the 7th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08US President Donald Trump praised himself as a very stable genius following the release
00:14of a bombshell book that raises doubts over his mental health.
00:18In a series of early morning tweets, Trump claimed two of his greatest assets in life
00:23have been mental stability and being really smart.
00:27I went from very successful businessman to top TV star to President of the United States
00:33on my first try, he tweeted.
00:36Michael Wolff's fire and fury inside the Trump White House was rushed into stores Friday
00:42after the Trump administration failed to suppress it.
00:45The eastern US and Canada froze under record-breaking low temperatures following a deadly winter
00:51storm as New York's flagship airport descended into chaos.
00:56In Canada, temperatures approaching minus 50 degrees Celsius were forecast in northern
01:01Ontario and Quebec.
01:03Arctic blasts and dangerously cold wind chills could make it feel as low as minus 45 degrees
01:09Fahrenheit across the eastern US.
01:12A seven-bedroom villa for 18.92 million dirhams was reportedly the costliest property deal
01:19in Dubai during December.
01:21The villa in Emirates Hills has a built-up area of 15,500 square feet.
01:27The seller and buyer details have not been revealed.
01:31Filipe Coutinho finally got his wish last night when Barcelona agreed to sign the Brazilian
01:36star from Liverpool for $192 million in the third richest deal of all time.
01:43Coutinho will sign a contract for the rest of the season and five more years with a release
01:47clause of 400 million euros, Barcelona said in a statement.
01:51A lawyer who represented actress Paz de la Huerta has filed a lawsuit against Harvey
01:57Weinstein and a former New York prosecutor.
02:01De la Huerta alleged they coordinated in a scheme to get the actress to drop her sexual
02:06misconduct complaint against the movie Mughal.
02:09And finally, the weather, today's high across the UAE, will be 26 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:14to 20 degrees at night.
02:16That's all for now.
02:17Thanks for watching.
02:18And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.