SALT LAKE CITY: The Utah mental health counselor arrested alongside parenting advice blogger Ruby Franke pleaded guilty Wednesday (Dec 27) to four counts of aggravated child abuse for physically and emotionally abusing Franke’s children. Jodi Hildebrandt was the business partner of Franke, a Utah a mother of six who ran …

LONDON (Reuters) – A seismic year for soccer in Saudi Arabia witnessed the turbo-charging of its domestic league with expensive foreign superstars, an audacious bid to host the 2034 World Cup and the staging of FIFA’s inter-continental club tournament. And 2024 will only be a few weeks old before Lionel …

KUALA LUMPUR: The prospect of a stronger gross domestic product (GDP) growth, together with a firmer ringgit and more foreign investments coming into Malaysia, will likely push the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) to the 1,700 level next year. Inter-Pacific Asset Management Sdn Bhd (IPAM) chief economist and fund …

PETALING JAYA: The soon-to-be launched national central database hub (Padu) will be fully owned and made by the government with no private contractors involved, says Rafizi Ramli. In a Facebook post on Thursday (Dec 28), the Economy Minister outlined that Padu was a fully internal government project developed through the …

OIL prices steadied on Thursday after falling sharply in the previous session, as concerns eased about shipping disruptions along the Red Sea route even as tensions in the Middle East continued to rise. Brent crude futures inched up 10 cents, or 0.1%, to $79.75 a barrel by 0424 GMT, while …

This week a reader wrote: “I have a question about iCloud and OneDrive security.” I currently backup my computer to several USB drives. However, I was thinking about storing my backup information on iCloud or OneDrive. Some of the data I backup may contain personal data such as medical records, …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Two mouth-watering clashes in and around Mumbai this month involving the “Big Three” have whetted the appetite for more test matches in the women’s game and at least one cricket administrator has said he is pushing the idea. Women’s tests have always been a rarity with …

KOTA KINABALU: Is culling crocodiles the only solution left for Sabah amid higher number sightings and attacks, the public was asked in a recent poll The state Wildlife Department said that they had no other options as farms are no longer taking them in as they were full, while translocation …

KUALA BERANG: Mothers at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Menerong temporary relief centre here have had to play the role of chefs to feed the 99 flood victims there. Taking turns to cook three meals a day, these extraordinary mothers took it upon themselves to do so without being told …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gender-equal Olympic Games next year will coincide with increasing sponsorship opportunities for female athletes, experts say, after the Women’s World Cup soccer tournament underscored the growing popularity of women’s sport in 2023. Organisers say Paris 2024 will be the first Games to feature an even …