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SWITZERLAND

China, US to hold 1st AI governance meet

China and the US agreed to hold the first meeting of their intergovernmental dialogue on artificial intelligence in Geneva on Tuesday, in the latest move to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state in San Francisco in November. During the meeting, the two sides will exchange views on the technological risks of AI, global governance and other issues of their respective concern.

CHINA

Bruneian foreign minister pays visit

Bruneian Foreign Minister II Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof started a three-day official visit to China on Monday, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin has announced. Bilateral cooperation in various fields has yielded fruitful results. Chinese enterprises have become major investors in Brunei and have made contributions in promoting the country's industrial development, improving infrastructure, enhancing connectivity and boosting economic diversification, Chinese Ambassador to Brunei Xiao Jianguo said in a signed article in April.

KUWAIT

Decree announces new govt formation

A Kuwaiti Emiri decree was issued on Sunday evening, announcing the forming of a new cabinet headed by Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah. Emad Al-Atiqi, Anwar Ali Al-Mudhaf and Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya retained their posts as oil, finance and foreign ministers respectively, according to the decree from the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The new government comes after the emir dissolved the parliament on Friday.

UNITED STATES

Man who had first pig kidney transplant dies

A man with end-stage renal disease, who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, has died, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said. Rick Slayman, 62, received the transplant in March in a four-hour surgery.

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