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KUNA main news for Monday, June 10, 2019

Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)

Local:

KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti cabinet holds its customary weekly meeting.

AMMAN -- The Kuwaiti Humanitarian Relief Society has concluded a large-scale campaign to support Syrian refugees in Jordan as part of a year-round philanthropic program. (Issued at 16:28 local time or 13:28 GMT)

Economic:

KUWAIT -- Boursa Kuwait ended trading Monday on mix board as the Premier Market Index went up by 66.89 points to reach 6,438.89 points. (Issued at 14:37 local time or 11:37 GMT)

TOKYO -- Japan's economy in the January-March period grew faster than initially estimated and at the fastest pace in over two years, chiefly due to better-than-expected capital expenditure, the government said Monday. (Issued at 10:41 local time or 07:41 GMT)

GENEVA -- Kuwait attends the 108th International Labour Organization (ILO) Conference, with this year's session bringing together over 5,000 delegates from around the globe to find solutions to the challenges of the future of the world of work, as well as celebrating the Centenary of the ILO.

International:

MOSCOW -- Kazakhstan has elected ruling party nominee Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as president with 70.76 percent of votes, to succeed former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, who resigned in March. (Issued at 11:00 local time or 08:00 GMT)

TEHRAN -- The visiting German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday that Berlin supports the 2015 nuclear deal with main superpowers but cannot make a "miracle." (Issued at 15:02 local time or 12:02 GMT)

VIENNA -- Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano on Monday showed concern about increasing tensions over the Iranian nuclear issue, calling on Tehran to implement nuclear weapon obligations. (Issued at 14:35 local time or 11:35 GMT)

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