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 …
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Football: Soccer-Saudis ready to play long game to realise dream
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 …
Baca Lagi »Stronger GDP, ringgit and foreign investments to lift FBM KLCI to 1,700 next year – IPAM
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 …
Baca Lagi »Padu will allow for better data-driven policies and decisions, says Rafizi
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 …
Baca Lagi »Oil prices stabilise as Red Sea transport disruptions ease
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 …
Baca Lagi »Opinion: Should you back up your sensitive data in the cloud?
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, …
Baca Lagi »Cricket: Cricket-Clamour grows for more women’s tests among ‘Big Three’
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 …
Baca Lagi »To cull or not to cull: Sabah’s crocodile poser
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 …
Baca Lagi »Mothers turn chefs to feed flood victims at Kuala Berang relief centre
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 …
Baca Lagi »Other Sports: Sport-After landmark World Cup, more sponsors keen on women’s sport in 2024
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 …
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