SAN FRANCISCO: California, home to Silicon Valley, is eager to rein in the deployment of artificial intelligence and is looking to Europe’s tough-on-big-tech approach for inspiration.

TOKYO: Japan announced plans on Wednesday to develop a next-generation passenger jet over the next decade after the last struggling attempt, led by a private company, was scrapped a year ago.

BANGKOK: Black flies exploded into the air as plastic waste fell from bamboo conveyor belts into skips on a solar-powered barge attempting to remove rubbish from the main river of Thailand’s capital Bangkok.

SOYKECHAR, Uzbekistan: Sifting through a greyish mixture of sand and pebble in the steppe of Uzbekistan, Khislat Ochilov was searching for gold.

HANOI: A top Vietnamese luxury property tycoon was sentenced to eight years in prison, state media said Wednesday, after he was accused of cheating thousands of investors in a $355 million bond scam.

LONDON: The yen plunged Wednesday to a 34-year dollar low on fervent speculation that the Bank of Japan could step into markets to support the unit, having hiked interest rates last week for the first time since the global financial crisis.

KUWAIT, March 27 (KUNA) -- Kuwait International Bank (KIB) has recommended distributing cash dividends of five fils per share and three percent bonus shares (three shares per 100 shares) from the issued and paid-up capital.

Kuwait: The Zain Alshuhoor volunteer team has visited pediatric wards at the Zain Otolaryngology Specialized Hospital and Jaber Al Ahmad Hospital to celebrate the local Ramadan tradition of Girgeaan (candy distribution) with children, their families, and medical staff.

FRANKFURT: German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said Tuesday it had agreed with the GDL union to shorten train drivers’ working week, ending a months-long row that caused strikes across the country.