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Briefing of KUNA main news for Friday until 12:00 GMT

BAGHDAD - Kuwaiti nationals, killed in a bus accident in Iraq, will receive burial in Al-Najaf city, while the injured will be transported back to Kuwait on a military plane, says a diplomat.

JEDDAH - An earthquake measuring 4 degrees hit Al-Namas Governorate in the southern region Asir, Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) says.

TOKYO - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale struck Japan's northernmost island prefecture of Hokkaido on Friday, Japanese Meteorological Agency says.

ISTANBUL - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will begin a visit to the United States on November 7, against backdrop of icy ties between Ankara and Washington.

ISTANBUL - A train loaded with wheat arrives in Turkey marking the first railway trip on the recently launched line, Baku-Tbilisi-Kars, coming from Azerbaijan.

NEW YORK - The State of Kuwait expresses deep distress and concern at flagrant breaches of the Rohingya people's rights, namely their right to live. (end) gta