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Local:
ROME -- Kuwait to chair executive board of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
NEW HAMPSHIRE -- US Ivy League member, Dartmouth College, awarded on Sunday Sheikha Dana Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah with a Doctorate of Humane Letters for founding Kuwait's first and only liberal arts university. (Issued at 09:20 local time or 06:20 GMT)
Economic:
KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti Stock Exchange, or Boursa Kuwait, ended Monday's trading in the green zone. (Issued at 13:55 local time or 10:55 GMT)
VIENNA -- OPEC daily basket price stood at USD 45.48 a barrel Friday, compared with USD 45.78 the previous day, said the international organization Monday. (Issued at 12:42 local time or 09:42 GMT)
International:
JEDDAH -- An attack against a security patrol in the governorate of Qatif, eastern Saudi Arabia, late Sunday had led to the death of a police officer and the injury of two of his colleagues. (Issued at 10:23 local time or 07:23 GMT)
GENEVA -- The International Labour Organization warned on Monday that 168 million children around the world are being put to child labour, including 85 million involved in hazardous work. (Issued at 15:27 local time or 12:27 GMT)
VIENNA -- Source close to OPEC said Monday that the retreat in oil prices would continue if the global supplies maintained its surplus. (Issued at 12:33 local time or 09:33 GMT)
MADRID -- Spanish and Palestinian foreign ministers agree to exert efforts to revive Middle East peace negotiations.
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