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KUWAIT: Candidates register for the upcoming parliamentary elections yesterday. (Inset) Ruling family member Sheikh Malek Al-Humoud Al-Sabah files to run in the polls. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
KUWAIT: Candidates register for the upcoming parliamentary elections yesterday. (Inset) Ruling family member Sheikh Malek Al-Humoud Al-Sabah files to run in the polls. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Amir instructs premier to reexamine DNA test law

Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya's government on Tuesday walked back plans to impose multiple tax hikes, the presidency said, announcing amendments to a controversial bill that sparked angry protests.

"The Finance Bill has been amended to remove the proposed 16 per cent VAT on bread, transportation of sugar, financial services, foreign exchange transactions as well as the 2.5 per cent Motor Vehicle Tax," the presidency said in a statement. -AFP

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