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Briefing of KUNA main news for Thursday until 00:00 GMT

KUWAIT - His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived in the United States.

KUWAIT - The Kuwaiti government announced imposing a nationwide night curfew for a month and extending the ban on entry of non-Kuwaitis into the country until further notice due to the alarming soaring in coronavirus infections.

KUWAIT - Kuwait said 1,716 people were tested positive for coronavirus with eight related deaths reported taking the total cases up to 196,497 as deaths rose to 1,105 respectively, according to the health ministry.

VIENNA - The United States stressed that it is prepared to return to the nuclear agreement with Iran through involvement in a purposeful diplomacy, in close coordination with its allies.

VIENNA - The OPEC and its non-OPEC allies have agreed on extending the production levels of March for the month of April, with the exception of Russia and Kazakhstan.

ISTANBUL - A total of 11 Turkish soldiers have died, and two more were injured, when an army helicopter crashed in the Bingol province, east of the country. (end) ibi