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20m books at Sharjah Book Fair - GN Headlines

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00:00The 37th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair started on Wednesday with a message

00:15of peace for all humanity and a celebration of culture.

00:19His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, member of the Supreme Council and

00:25ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the fair, its biggest edition so far.

00:30The 11-day fair, with a collection of more than 20 million books, is running at the Expo

00:35Center in Sharjah.

00:37US President Donald Trump has said that no constitutional amendment was required to do

00:43away with the birthright citizenship.

00:46Trump claimed that this could be done with an executive order bringing his tough stance

00:50on immigration ahead of the crucial midterm elections next Tuesday.

00:55In his latest hardline immigration rhetoric, Trump had said he wanted an executive order

01:00to deny automatic citizenship to children born of non-American parents in the US.

01:06You don't need a constitutional amendment.

01:09I believe that you can have a simple vote in Congress or through an executive order,

01:14he told reporters at the White House.

01:17Harvey Weinstein has blasted a new accusation that he sexually harassed and assaulted a

01:2316-year-old aspiring model more than 15 years ago.

01:27His attorney called the allegation preposterous.

01:30The accusation came in a new complaint filed in New York by the anonymous accuser identified

01:36only as Jane Doe.

01:38She is part of a growing federal class-action lawsuit against Weinstein, which now comprises

01:4410 women who have accused the Oscar-winning producer of sexual misconduct.

01:50The new accuser claims that Weinstein lured her to his New York apartment in 2002 and

01:56made unwanted sexual advances.

01:59And finally, the weather.

02:00Today's high across the UAE will be 32 degrees Celsius, dropping to 26 degrees at night.

02:05That's all for now.

02:06Thanks for watching.

02:08We will be back with the newscast on Sunday.

02:10But you can always get the latest updates on gulfnews.com