The finance ministry of Mexico plans to tax the digital platforms like Netflix. A senior government official said that the tax plan will be executed in its budget plan for next year.
Arturo Herrera, the Deputy Finance Minister said that Mexico’s total tax take was very much less when compared to other Latin American countries and that it needed to increase the public revenues.
Herrera, on mentioning Netflix said that there so far was no international agreement regarding how to tax digital services, given that their servers may be based in countries such as the United States, but there are customers in other parts of the world.
There was international agreement that countries should be able to levy “interim” taxes on such companies while a broader consensus on the issue is forged, said Herrera.
Herrera said, “And these interim measures are what we’re going to be working on in the coming months”.
Another digital platform that have emerged rapidly in Mexico is ‘Uber’, the online ride service.
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The Romanian police are on massive search along the country’s Black Sea coast after 130kg (286lb) of cocaine was found washed ashore. A large group containing around 300 officers and 14 coastguard ships are patrolling the coastline after finding packets of cocaine along several parts of the seashore.
Police warned the public not to open the packets of narcotics if found. The drug thus found are said to be dangerous to the human health. As per police reports, the cocaine is worth hundreds of millions of euros. The police had arrested two Serbian men in connection with the case. Prosecutors said that the cocaine’s purity is 90%.
The packets are expected to be a part of a cargo of an estimated tonne of cocaine that was present in a deserted ship over two weeks in the past.
The natives who found these packets of cocaine are found to be using these. Police spokesman Georgian Dragan warned the people not to use these drug as it may cause sever damage to health. “These medicine have a excessive focus, greater than 90%, and will pose a menace to life”, he said.
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The yummy scene of White Witch’s ‘Turkish Delight’ is never forgettable by the ‘Narnia’ fans. The Chronicles of Narnia – The Lion, The Witch, The Wardrobe and of course, The ‘TURKISH DELIGHT’ ! Here comes the delicious recipe of ‘Turkish Delight’, from the evergreen movie ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’.
Ingredients:
Sugar : 2½ cups
Cornstarch : 1¼ cup
Water : 2¼ cups
Lemon juice : 3 tablespoons
Pistachios : 3½ oz.
Hazelnuts : 3½ oz.
Orange blossom water : 1 tablespoon
Rose water : 1 tablespoon
Liquid food coloring
Cornstarch : 1 cup
Icing sugar : 1 cup
Preparation:
Before the preparation of the dough itself, take two 6×6 inch molds or boxes with parchment paper (or wax paper). Brush the paper lightly with oil. Spread cornstarch at the bottom of each mold or box lined with parchment paper. Roast the pistachios and hazelnuts seperately for a few minutes in a hot pan. Put them aside.
Boil 1 cup of water and add into it the sugar and lemon juice. Keep a medium flame. wait till the foam forms. Continue cooking until the sugar mixture reduces and thickens but before it changes to a caramel color.
Check on the sugar syrup. The syrup should not cover the bottom of the pan back too quickly as it should not be too liquid. In a bowl, mix 1¼ cup of corn starch with 1¼ cup of cold water and stir well to completely dissolve the cornstarch in the water. Then add this mixture to the syrup prepared above. Reduce heat to low and stir constantly. The mixture will slowly thicken and become more difficult to mix. Stir continuously.
The preparation is ready when it is completely detached from the bottom of the pan. It can take between an hour and an hour and a half. Divide dough into two equal parts. In the first, add a tablespoon of orange blossom water, the roasted pistachios and desired coloring and stir well.
In the second, add a tablespoon of rosewater, roasted hazelnuts. Divide each dough into molds or boxes and smooth the surface as much as possible.
Cover with aluminum foil. Let it dry for 24 hours. Turn the dough over and cut into squares with a large smooth knife. To facilitate cutting, coat the knife with oil with a brush before each slicing.
Pour the small cups of powdered sugar and cornstarch in a dish and mix well. Roll each cut square in this mixture once, then again. You can also put the sugar and cornstarch mixture in a freezer bag and add the squares of Turkish delights in small quantities and mix well to coat completely. Since we are covering the Turkish with a mixture of icing sugar and cornstarch, the color will fade quite a bit. So adding a bit of color will be a good option.
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Ricardo Vélez, the Education Minister of Brazil said that the school textbooks will be revised so that the children will be taught “a wider version of history”. The books will be rewritten “to deny” the country’s 1964 coup and 21-year military dictatorship”.
Ricardo Vélez’s comments came after Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right President announced the coup’s anniversary would be celebrated. Jair Bolsonaro had reversed an eight-year ban on recalling the anniversary of the start of military rule, allowing celebrations to go ahead on Sunday.
The 1964 Brazilian coup was a series of events in Brazil from March 31 to April 1 that led to the overthrow of President João Goulart by members of the Brazilian Armed Forces, supported by the United States government. The coup has brought Brazil a military regime politically aligned to the interests of the United States government.
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The talks regarding Brexit deal, with the Government was of no use, says the Britain’s opposition Labour Party. The leaders of the European Union said that PM Theresa May could not convince them, that they should let Britain delay its departure next week.
May had requested to EU for a further delay to Brexit until 30 June. She had submitted a document to Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council regarding this. May had agreed that the country was preparing to take part in elections for the European Parliament in May. On 12th of April, The UK is currently due to leave the EU. No withdrawal deal has been approved by MPs.
The Tory negotiating team had not yet approved any changes to May’s original deal, said Sir Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary.
“The government will want to agree a timetable for ratification that allows the United Kingdom to withdraw from the EU before 23 May 2019 and therefore cancel the European parliament elections, but will continue to make responsible preparations to hold the elections should this not prove possible”, said May.
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France becomes the first country to ban a type of breast implant that has been linked to a rare form of cancer. The implants produced by six manufacturers are being banned. The ban includes different models of the implants (macro-textured and polyurethane implants), with a textured surface.
It is reported that these implants are linked to a rare cancer which affects the immune system. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration in US have conducted public hearings on breast implants. The meeting said that a decision will be announced “in the coming weeks”.
In a statement, the National Agency for Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) said that the ban was a “precautionary measure” taken in light of the “rare but serious danger” posed by the implants.
As France had taken decisions to ban theses implants, several other nations like Canada and the Netherlands are reportedly announcing similar plans that halts the production and usage of these textured breast implants.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie had finalised a record record $36 billion divorce deal. This is reported to be the biggest divorce settlement in history.
The deal left him with 75 percent of their stock in the tech giant and giving her nearly $36 billion in shares.
MacKenzie agreed to gave give all of her stake in The Washington Post and the space exploration firm Blue Origin to Jeff Bezos. She also gave him the voting control of her remaining Amazon stock.
MacKenzie, a novelist got married to Jeff Bezos in 1993 and have four children. The online shopping giant Amazon was founded by Jeff in the year 1994.
MacKenzie Bezos becomes the third wealthiest woman in the world after L’Oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers and Walmart’s Alice Walton, with this divorce deal, according to Forbes.
MacKenzie Bezos wrote on Twitter, “Grateful to have finished the process of dissolving my marriage with Jeff with support from each other and everyone who reached out to us in kindness”.
“Happy to be giving him all of my interests in the Washington Post and Blue Origin, and 75% of our Amazon stock plus voting control of my shares to support his continued contributions with the teams of these incredible companies”, she added.
Jeff had mentioned MacKenzie as “an extraordinary partner, ally, and mother”. He added, “She is resourceful and brilliant and loving, and as our futures unroll, I know I’ll always be learning from her”.
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The EU lawmakers, on Wednesday had approved a low that allows Britons visa-free visits even after a “no deal” Brexit. Severe disputes had been occurring over the status of Gibraltar.
The law already had the backing of member states. Even though Britain is about to leave the EU almost by next week, the law allows British visitors 90-day trips to the Schengen passport-free zone.
When asking the committee to back the proposal, Bulgarian EU lawmaker Sergei Stanishev said, “The 12th of April is coming and the faith of millions of UK citizens and EU citizens and their right to travel is in our hands”.
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Moise Kean, the Juventus striker suffers racist abuse from the home supporters during his team’s Serie A match at Cagliari, on Tuesday night.
“The best way to respond to racism- #notoracism” wrote Moise Kean in his official Instagram. Defender Leonardo Bonucci and Boss Massimiliano Allegri said that Kean should take some of the blame for his celebration.
Allegri said, “He shouldn’t have celebrated in that manner. He is a young man and he has to learn, but certain things from the crowd also shouldn’t be heard”.
“You celebrate goals with your team-mates. He could have done it differently. I think the blame is 50-50. Moise should not have done that and the Curva [fans] should not have reacted in that way”, says Leonardo Bonucci.
The incident happened after England players were subjected to racial abuse in their recent game in Montenegro.
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A lawmaker has been officially censured by the Australian Senate for blaming the New Zealand mosque attacks on Muslim migration. Senator Fraser Anning had made his comments on the day of New Zealand mosque attacks which killed 50 people last month.
Lawmakers from across the political spectrum condemned the “inflammatory and divisive” remarks of Anning on Wednesday. Fraser Anning commented that the censure was “an attack on free speech”.
“The real cause of bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program that allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place.” these words by Anning made him censured by the Senate.
His colleagues had labelled him “pathetic” and “shameful”. The government and opposition together have made the motion censuring Anning.
The reprimand to be passed by the Senate in the past decade states that Mr Anning’s remarks last month did not reflect the views of the parliament or the Australian people.
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