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

KUWAIT -- The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry welcomes a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with a majority of 124 votes during its 10th extraordinary session late Wednesday.

VIENNA -- Kuwait and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are celebrating 60 years of diplomatic relations at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna.

TOKYO -- The engine defect in the Airbus A350 plane that led to the cancellation of dozens of Hong Kong-basedCathay Pacific Airways' flights in early September could have escalated into "extensive damage," public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong reports, citing a probe released by Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA).

TOKYO -- North Korea claims it successfully test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile equipped with a super-large warhead and an improved strategic cruise missile on the previous day, state media reports.

WASHINGTON -- With just eight legislative days left until lawmakers break for the November election, the Congress efforts to pass its funding bill to avoid six months government shutdown fail during the house vote. (end)