Valve, the developer of the popular video game “Counter-Strike: Global Offensive,” announced that players wouldn’t be allowed to trade the in-game currency that could be used for buying virtual knives, guns and skins. That was an abrupt action against the rising trend of money laundering by video...
With the spread of reproductive technology, surrogate parenting has risen sharply in recent years; it's estimated that half of all such births since 1978 occurred during the last six years. Regulations and costs for the practice vary worldwide, report demographers Joseph Chamie and Barry...
Birth of debate: In 2010 a French gay couple returned to France with twins delivered by a surrogate Indian mother (top); recently, a mass demonstration was held in Paris opposing surrogacy
NEW YORK: What used to be a costly, sci-fi solution to...
China is preparing to take a leading role on the world stage as the US president-elect dismisses worries about climate change and the benefits of globalization. The rhetoric about an “America first” policy suggests that the United States could reverse US stances on global trade and climate change....
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Tens of thousands of computer systems in 99 nations were attacked with ransomware, including those of utilities, banks, universities, manufacturers, government agencies and Britain’s National Health Service. “Although the spread of the malware – known as WannaCry and variants of that name –...
The United Kingdom has reached a conditional agreement on a transition period, ending in December 2020, for withdrawing from the European Union. But banks and other financial firms may continue to make contingency plans including for relocating offices and staff from London. The agreement won’t be...
Malaysians are express dissatisfaction with political machinations. Mahathir Mohamad resigned as the 94-year-old prime minister. A coalition adjustment plan fell apart, as “moderate Malays and members from Sabah and Sarawak refusing to go along with a grouping that included the fundamentalist Parti...
Advice on face masks has evolved throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. East Asians have long worn such masks, protecting against flu viruses since 1918 and then SARS in 2003. But US health experts suggested the masks were unnecessary. “The world is running out of face masks for health care workers,...
Preserving democracy in an impoverished Muslim nation is no easy task. After separating from Pakistan in 1971, Bangladesh created a constitution embracing secularism and democracy. A 1982 military coup suspended the constitution, and Islam was eventually named the state religion. Extremists...
Intolerance vs. democracy: Bangladeshi protest against insult to Islam, but some are planting bombs. Inset: Terrorist leader Siddiqul Islam, alias Bangla Bhai
BLOOMINGTON: A specter of violent Islamic extremism haunts...
