Rihanna has unveiled a duet with Chris Brown, three years after her ex-boyfriend was charged with assaulting her. The song, titled Nobodies Business, was part of an official track list the Barbadian singer tweeted to her followers for her forthcoming album, Unapologetic, and comes after weeks of speculation that the couple have rekindled their romance after being spotted together at numerous events. Brown is halfway through his five-year probation after pleading guilty to assaulting Rihanna on the eve of the Grammy Awards in 2009. Rihanna's new album also features collaborations with Eminem, Mikky Ekko and Future. - Reuters
Ford could return for new Star Wars
Harrison Ford could reprise his role as Han Solo in Star Wars in a new movie scheduled for release in 2015. According to Entertainment Weekly, the 70-year-old actor has not ruled out returning for what will be the seventh movie in the series. "Harrison is open to the idea of doing the movie and he's upbeat about it, all three of them are," a source told the magazine, referring to Ford and his fellow actors Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. The report said Ford will not commit to the new film until a director and script are confirmed. - AFP
Swift shocked by 'unbelievable' sales
Taylor Swift says the response to her latest album, Red, has been "unbelievable". The American singer was speaking at the Westfield London shopping mall on Tuesday, where she was switching on the Christmas lights. "I had hoped that my fans would get what I was doing there - that they would embrace it. And the fact that they celebrated that and 1.2 million of them went out and bought it the first week and it became my first UK number-one album is absolutely unbelievable," said the Grammy winner, who also performed songs at the event. - AP
The Civil Wars cancel tour
The Grammy-winning duo The Civil Wars have cancelled their forthcoming tour dates. The folk-pop duo Joy Williams and John Paul White released a statement on Tuesday announcing that because of "internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition" they were unable to "continue as a touring entity at this time". Although they used the language of divorce, the duo added: "Our sincere hope is to have new music for you in 2013." With backgrounds in gospel and rock, the duo found unexpected success with their 2011 debut album, Barton Hollow. - AP
McBrayer prepares for life after 30 Rock
Jack McBrayer, the Emmy-nominated actor best known as Kenneth the Page from 30 Rock, says the mood is getting sad on set as the final days of filming near. "It's going to start getting emotional," he said, "and I'm going to start stealing stuff right and left." A star of the recently released movie Wreck-It Ralph, McBrayer said he's eager to see what roles the future might hold. "I know how good I got it right now, but then you do always wonder - what if I would be the best serial killer in the world or something? So I'm open for anything. Old boy just wants to work." - AP
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
MOUNTAINHEAD REVIEW
Starring: Ramy Youssef, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman
Director: Jesse Armstrong
Rating: 3.5/5
MATCH INFO
Champions League quarter-final, first leg
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City, Tuesday, 11pm (UAE)
Matches can be watched on BeIN Sports
Medicus AI
Started: 2016
Founder(s): Dr Baher Al Hakim, Dr Nadine Nehme and Makram Saleh
Based: Vienna, Austria; started in Dubai
Sector: Health Tech
Staff: 119
Funding: €7.7 million (Dh31m)
Infiniti QX80 specs
Engine: twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6
Power: 450hp
Torque: 700Nm
Price: From Dh450,000, Autograph model from Dh510,000
Available: Now
The biog
Simon Nadim has completed 7,000 dives.
The hardest dive in the UAE is the German U-boat 110m down off the Fujairah coast.
As a child, he loved the documentaries of Jacques Cousteau
He also led a team that discovered the long-lost portion of the Ines oil tanker.
If you are interested in diving, he runs the XR Hub Dive Centre in Fujairah
COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Kumulus Water
Started: 2021
Founders: Iheb Triki and Mohamed Ali Abid
Based: Tunisia
Sector: Water technology
Number of staff: 22
Investment raised: $4 million
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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
GAC GS8 Specs
Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo
Power: 248hp at 5,200rpm
Torque: 400Nm at 1,750-4,000rpm
Transmission: 8-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 9.1L/100km
On sale: Now
Price: From Dh149,900
The alternatives
• Founded in 2014, Telr is a payment aggregator and gateway with an office in Silicon Oasis. It’s e-commerce entry plan costs Dh349 monthly (plus VAT). QR codes direct customers to an online payment page and merchants can generate payments through messaging apps.
• Business Bay’s Pallapay claims 40,000-plus active merchants who can invoice customers and receive payment by card. Fees range from 1.99 per cent plus Dh1 per transaction depending on payment method and location, such as online or via UAE mobile.
• Tap started in May 2013 in Kuwait, allowing Middle East businesses to bill, accept, receive and make payments online “easier, faster and smoother” via goSell and goCollect. It supports more than 10,000 merchants. Monthly fees range from US$65-100, plus card charges of 2.75-3.75 per cent and Dh1.2 per sale.
• 2checkout’s “all-in-one payment gateway and merchant account” accepts payments in 200-plus markets for 2.4-3.9 per cent, plus a Dh1.2-Dh1.8 currency conversion charge. The US provider processes online shop and mobile transactions and has 17,000-plus active digital commerce users.
• PayPal is probably the best-known online goods payment method - usually used for eBay purchases - but can be used to receive funds, providing everyone’s signed up. Costs from 2.9 per cent plus Dh1.2 per transaction.