Economics:
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   KUWAIT -- The price of Kuwaiti oil went down by 24 cents to USD 52.53 per barrel Wednesday as oppose to USD 52.77 pb the day before, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Thursday. (Issued at 09:08 a.m. local-time 06:08 GMT)

   International:
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   BRUSSELS -- The President of the European Council Donald Tusk has praised Kuwait's efforts to enhance democratic values and freedoms, pointing out that, this made Kuwait a unique state in the region. (Issued 10:01 a.m. local-time 07:01 GMT)

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