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Children

Expose your child to the arts to boost his thinking abilities

Being involved in the arts can have a powerful influence on a child's brain and thinking abilities.

Sabah & Sarawak

Three rural areas in Sabah declared disaster zones after floods

KOTA KINABALU: Three places in rural Sabah have been declared disaster zones following floods that hit the areas early Friday (Feb 20).

Arts

Boh Cameronian Arts Awards nominations take a distinctly cultural turn

The awards ceremony, with the theme 'COLLABeyond: Co-Create The Future', will take place at PJPAC on May 3

Athletics

Athletics-Britain's Hodgkinson smashes world indoor 800m record in Lievin

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Keely ⁠Hodgkinson on Thursday smashed the women's world ⁠indoor 800 metres record set by ‌Slovenia's Jolanda Ceplak on the day Britain's Olympic champion was born nearly 24 years ago.

Other Sports

Olympics-Figure skating-Dazzling Liu strikes gold to end U.S. women's Olympic medal drought

Feb 20 (Reuters) - Alysa Liu delivered a dazzling performance to win ⁠the gold at the Milano Cortina Games on Thursday as she capped a remarkable comeback journey to snap a 20-year Olympic medal drought for Americans in the women's figure ⁠skating event.

World

How Reuters captured the photo of former Prince Andrew leaving custody

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Slumped in the back seat of ⁠his Range Rover, a visibly shaken man once referred to as the "Playboy Prince" stares ahead of him as the car ⁠leaves Aylsham police station in Norfolk, England.

Forex

Ringgit opens higher vs US$ amid geopolitical tensions

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Friday as traders turned cautious amid escalating geopolitical tensions, an analyst said.

Markets

FBM KLCI lift slightly amid higher crude oil prices

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI edged higher on Friday as crude oil priced climbed amid rising geopolitical tensions in the middle east.

Technology

Nvidia, OpenAI near $30 billion investment in place of unfinished $100 billion deal, FT reports

Feb 19 (Reuters) - ⁠Nvidia is close to finalizing a $30 ⁠billion investment into OpenAI that ‌will replace the long-term $100 billion commitment agreed upon by the companies last year, the Financial ​Times reported on Thursday, ⁠citing sources.

Entertainment

Singaporean host-actor Ben Yeo is a workhorse who wants to find success in live-selling

The 47-year-old shuttered his Chinese restaurant in 2025 after incurring RM3mil loss in two years.

World

New Mexico reopens investigation of Epstein ranch

Feb 19 (Reuters) - New Mexico's attorney ⁠general on Thursday ordered the reopening of the state's criminal investigation into alleged crimes at a ⁠ranch owned by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, based on new information made public by the ‌U.S. Justice Department, the state's Department of Justice said.

AI

Bill Gates cancels India summit speech to 'ensure focus' on AI

Bill Gates has cancelled his speech that was scheduled for Thursday at a major AI summit in India, the Gates Foundation said, after the Microsoft founder was named in the Epstein files.

Nation

Severe rain warning issued for several areas in Sabah

KUALA LUMPUR: The Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a severe and alert-level continuous rain warning in several areas in Sabah on Friday (Feb 20)

World

Venezuela legislature passes limited amnesty bill critiqued by rights groups

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Venezuela's ruling party-controlled legislature on Thursday approved a limited amnesty ⁠bill that human rights organizations say falls short of offering relief for hundreds of political prisoners in the country.

Technology

Meta cuts stock awards by 5% for most employees, FT reports

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Meta reduced ⁠its annual distribution of stock options by about 5% ⁠for most of its staff, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg ‌ploughs billions of dollars into its artificial intelligence goals, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Motorsport

Motor racing-F1 will thrill in new engine era and Verstappen sure to stay, Domenicali says

Feb 20 (Reuters) - Formula One chief executive Stefano ⁠Domenicali has assured fans that the sport's new engine era will still provide plenty of thrills and ⁠Max Verstappen is in no danger of walking away.

Technology

GoPro names insider Brian Tratt as CFO

Feb 19 (Reuters) - ⁠Action camera maker GoPro ⁠on Thursday named Brian ‌Tratt as its chief financial officer, taking over the baton from ​Brian McGee, effective ⁠March 17.

Technology

Amazon can be sued over suicides linked to sodium nitrite, Washington Supreme Court rules

Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Washington ⁠Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday that Amazon.com must face lawsuits by families ⁠that lost relatives who died by suicide after consuming sodium nitrite they bought from ‌outside vendors on the retailer's website.

True Or Not

QuickCheck: Was tea once used as a form of currency?

For millions of people today, tea is simply a comforting drink — brewed at breakfast, poured at meetings or shared during festive gatherings.

Technology

Southern Co raises spending plan by 7% as data center power demand swells

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Southern Co ⁠raised its five-year spending plan by roughly 7% on Thursday as the major electric and gas utility ⁠in the U.S. South sells more electricity to data centers and industrial manufacturers.