The widening budget deficit has become a cause of concern for the Brazil. To speed up the economic recovery, the country needs a tax hike to ease the burden, the country's Chief of Staff Aloizio Mercadante said.
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Europe milk over-supply makes it cheaper than water
Milk is overflowing in Europe for a lot of reasons, chief of these is that Russia has stopped the importation of milk while Chinese demand has lessened. There is so much splashing around the European Union that makes milk always less expensive than bottled water. In U.K., a liter of bottled water costs $1.50 while a liter of milk costs only $1. The same is almost true in France. In German supermarkets like Aldi and Lidl, a liter of milk costs only about 55¢ while a liter of bottled water costs around 72¢.
'Pan' Update: Hugh Jackman says playing as villain is "great"; Vasting director Dixie Chassay revealed how Levi Miller is cast
A new poster has been released for the upcoming film "Pan", which tells the story of "the boy who can fly." Casting director Dixie Chassay revealed how they casted Levi Miller for the titular role, while Hugh Jackman said he felt "great" playing the villain.
Laughing Jackal to release 'Flame Over' with hordes of improvements on PS4
Laughing Jackal will release its rogue-like "Flame Over" on PS4 on September 16 with tons of improvements compared to its PS Vita original.
Offshore Yuan drops as China steps back from market intervention
After gaining for a while on government's intervention, offshore Yuan fell for three sessions in a row. The Chinese government seems to be moving back from supporting the weakening currency Yuan and restricting capital outflow.
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South African insurance major MMI Holdings Ltd suffered drop of 9.8 percent in its profit for the year ending June following the market volatility, economy slowdown and inflation rise. Cape Town-based MMI Holdings is the third largest insurance company in South Africa. The company's net income eased from rand 3.3 billion to rand 2.98billion. Earnings per share (EPS) dropped 11 percent to rand 1.81.
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Only a few days after Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne announced they are getting a divorce, the Nickelback singer was seen moving out of the house he shared with his wife. During the move an unidentified woman was seen helping Chad who didn't have his wedding ring on.
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Google Translate's latest update for Android M supports text-in-image and system-wide translations. It works closely with Android M's contextual selection feature to provide mobile users a more Web-like experience.
Channing Tatum's much-awaited Gambit movie may have found its female lead as Rebecca Ferguson is reportedly out and Lea Seydoux is revealed to be in early talks for the role of Bella Donna.
Pandora opens its doors once again in the upcoming 'Avatar 2' and new claims have surfaced that a prison theme could be featured in the sequel. On the other hand, new reports suggest that James Cameron is planning new ways for the movie's elements to be experienced physically by fans.
The updated Google+ for Android will feature native post sharing and a new icon following Google's rebranding. Other apps like Google Maps also get updated and adopt the new brand.
