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Wilson took to Instagram to share a video at the opening of the luxury resort Atlantis The Royal, where the 'Break My Soul' singer was reportedly paid around $34 million to perform a private set.

"Atlantis The Royal is BEYond! What a weekend with BEY!" Wilson said alongside a video of the weekend's highlights.

However, Wilson has since come under fire for attending the hotel's opening, with many questioning why she was promoting a country that imposed the death penalty on those in LGBTQ+ relationships.

Solomon Islands Deputy Commissioner General and Pavilion Director, Dennis Marita joined fellow Pacific Islands dignitaries to celebrate the event.

The dignitaries included Ambassador Naipote Katonitabua of Fiji, Ambassador Aunesse Makoi Simati of Tuvalu, Tonga’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Fanetupouvava’u Tu’ivakano, Australian Commissioner General Justin McGowan, Samoa Pavilion Director Lote Lima.

The Blitzboks defeated 2018 Dubai runners-up USA in Saturday’s final with a crushing 42-7 victory to clinch a third consecutive Series gold medal, after taking down Australia and Argentina in the knockout stages and winning all their Pool matches.  

Neil Powell’s side, crowned 2021 Series champions in September after winning in Vancouver and Edmonton, broke their record 16-match Series winning streak from 2008/09 by ending the tournament with an 18th consecutive victory.

Accompanied by Matthew Hawkins, the New Zealand Ambassador to the UAE and Clayton Kimpton, New Zealand’s Commissioner General for Expo, the NZ Foreign Minister was warmly welcomed by the Tonga Expo team, led by the Deputy Commissioner General, Sue ‘Akau’ola.

There were no reported deaths or injuries and the fire is under control, authorities said. "A fire has been reported to have broken out in a container within a ship anchored in Jebel Ali Port. A Dubai Civil Defense team is working to put out the blaze," Dubai Media Office said in a tweet on their official account.

The Dubai Media Office posted a video of firefighters putting out the blaze at the port.

The hacking group OurMine posted on the Twitter and Instagram accounts for Facebook and Messenger, writing "even Facebook is hackable".

The accounts have now been restored.

OurMine claims its attacks are an attempt to show cyber vulnerabilities. In January it hijacked over a dozen accounts for teams in the US National Football League.

The group posted a statement on Facebook's Twitter account. "Hi, we are OurMine. Well, even Facebook is hackable but at least their security is better then Twitter."

People will be able to use it to report crimes, pay fines and get information by tapping a touchscreen on its chest.

Data collected by the robot will also be shared with the transport and traffic authorities.

The government said the aim was for 25% of the force to be robotic by 2030 but they would not replace humans.

"We are not going to replace our police officers with this tool," said Brig Khalid Al Razooqi, director general of smart services at Dubai Police.

The typeface, designed with Microsoft, comes in both Latin and Arabic script, and will be available in 23 languages.

Government bodies have been told to use it in official correspondence.

But given the human rights record of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, eyebrows will be raised at claims it is a font of "self-expression".

'Create harmony'

Dubai's Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed al-Maktoum said he had been personally involved in "all the stages" of the development of the font.

Ahead of the opening round of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai, we cherry pick seven men's stars who we believe will make an impact.

Jasa Veremalua – Fiji 

Tournament favourites Brazil had a resounding 11-1 win against the hosts, the United Arab Emirates, in the other Group A encounter.

In Group B, Iran beat the USA 6-2 while Russia prevailed 10-6 over Egypt.

Swiss national team coach Angelo Schirinzi, who led the Tiki Toa to a fourth-placed finish at the 2013 World Cup, is back in charge of the new-look Tiki Toa squad for the week.

"We have new players there, we have the best players injured like (Heimanu Taiarui)," he said.