When my husband bought the then-5-year-old a Nintendo Switch, I made a list articulating all my reservations about my child having a gaming console so young. I worried about the dopamine of it all, about my son becoming accustomed to getting the immediate gratification that comes from a game and …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit is likely to strengthen well below 4.55 against the US dollar next week, said Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd. In its ringgit weekly outlook, Kenanga Investment Bank said the optimistic outlook is driven by a combination of factors, including a limited negative impact on the British pound …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is capable of contributing more to biomass and biofuel development, says Deputy Plantations and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin. “However, due to low awareness, we are among the lowest contributors of used cooking oil (UCO) in the country,” he said during the Fryer 2 Flyer campaign …

LONDON (Reuters) -Protesters attacked police and started fires in the northeast English city of Sunderland on Friday as violence spread to another northern city following Monday’s killing of three children in Southport. Anti-immigrant demonstrators threw stones at police in riot gear near a mosque in the city before overturning vehicles, …

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Egyptian Doaa Elghobashy made history at the 2016 Rio Olympics as the first beach volleyball player to compete while wearing a hijab. The iconic photo of her and bikini-clad opponent Kira Walkenhorst going up for a smash went viral on social media. “You don’t tell …

(Reuters) -Worries over tech earnings and a slowing U.S. economy slammed the Nasdaq Composite Index on Friday, putting it on track for a 10% decline from its early July record high, commonly termed a “correction” by market participants. The tech-heavy index was down around 3% on Friday, after a softer-than-expected …

CARACAS (Reuters) – Relatives of people arrested during protests in Venezuela over the country’s contested presidential election are calling for their release outside police headquarters as political tensions in the South American country remain high. The electoral authority has declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday’s election, despite opposition …

INTEL was set to erase nearly $25 billion in stock market value on Friday in potentially its worst selloff since 2000 after it suspended dividend and slashed workforce to fund a costly turnaround for its chip-making business. The company’s stock fell nearly 21% in premarket trading after Intel late on …