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A u s tra lia : AS4.50 A u s tr ia : ASh40.00 Bahrain: BD1.000 Canada: CS3.75 CFA Zone: CFA1.000 C yp ru s : CE1.40 Denmark: DKr25

Egypt: EE6.50 E th io p ia : Br15.00 Gambia: Da18 G erm any: DM6.00 Ghana: Ce2.200 Japan:Y 700 Jo rd an : JD1.200

Kenya: KShs100 Kuwait: Fs800 Lebanon: LL3.000 M o ro cco: Dh20.00 Netherlands: DFL6.50 Nigeria: N80.00 Qatar: QR10.00

Saudi A rab ia : Rls12.00 Sierra Leone: LE3,000 South A fr ic a : R8.50 Sweden: SK21.00 Tanzania: TS h s I ,300 Turkey: TL80.000 UAE: DH10.00

Uganda: UShs2.500 UK: £2.00 USA: $3.95 Zambia: ZK2.500 Z im babwe: ZS10.50 Inc Tax