ZURICH: A majority of corporate executives across leading economies believe artificial intelligence will be a “game changer” for their industry but admit their leadership teams lack the knowledge to understand AI’s risks and rewards, a study showed Friday.

KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait released its third standalone Sustainability Report, which shed light on the Kuwaiti stock exchange’s corporate sustainability strategy and initiatives in 2023, as well as assessing the company’s non-financial performance and progress for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2023.

PARIS: Global food prices rose in March, the first increase since July, pulled higher by cooking oil prices despite the cost of grains continuing to ease, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization said Friday.

SAN FRANCISCO: China is ramping up use of AI-generated content and fake social media accounts to inflame division in the United States and elsewhere, according to the latest report from Microsoft’s threat center.

HARARE: Zimbabwe’s central bank launched a new “structured currency” backed by gold on Friday, as it seeks to tackle sky-high inflation and stabilize the country’s long-floundering economy.

LONDON: Rail services were hit to large parts of the UK, including key tourist routes, as train drivers launched a new strike amid cost-of-living pressures and decades-high inflation.

News report by Abdulaziz Faisal CAIRO, April 6 (KUNA) -- Egypt has been gripped with diverse geographical challenge's namely the crises in Gaza, Sudan and the Red Sea.

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s creditors have extended a deadline for the country to reach a support deal with the International Monetary Fund, a source told AFP on Thursday.

LONDON: Britain’s competition regulator has deepened its probe into Vodafone’s planned merger of British mobile phone operations with those of Three UK, owned by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, citing concerns over higher prices.