Barry Silbert’s latest investment is more evidence Bitcoin’s biggest opportunities may lie outside the US
By Rob Wile From Business Insider A gas station attendant looks at an Indian rupee. American venture capital in Bitcoin continues to cross the ocean. On Monday, Barry Silbert’s Bitcoin Opportunity Corp. announced it had invested $250,000 in Bangalore-based Unocoin….
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Mermaids are real! (No they’re not!)
From Epoch Times Mermaid is ‘Real,’ Found in India, Mexico, Pakistan is Fake: Actually From ‘Pirates of Caribbean’ By Jack Phillips A mermaid did not appear on either beach in Porbandar, India, or in Pakistan’s Karachi. The post, which also…
GM mosquitoes to check dengue menace?
From Business Standard A British company has approached Indian authorities seeking permission for technology trials of a certain genetically-modified mosquito claiming it will fight dengue menace. The modified male mosquito named ‘513A’ will have a gene that ensures its offspring…
Ask the Sexpert: The 90-year-old sex guru
NOTE: The following article is an abridged version only. To read the whole story go to link at the end to the source By Vibeke Venema From BBC World Service Sex education is a controversial issue in India, but one…
Motorola’s astonishing low-end success is a grim warning for HTC and Samsung
By Tero Kuittinen From BGR It’s been a dim couple of years for Motorola, a company that has had badly misfiring high-end smartphone strategy. Just two months ago, the company decided to shut down its vaunted U.S. manufacturing plant in…
Iran tries to save Asiatic cheetah from extinction
Tehran, Iran Iran is rushing to try to save one of the world’s critically endangered species, the Asiatic cheetah, and bring it back from the verge of extinction in its last remaining refuge. The Asiatic cheetah, an equally fast cousin…
Fortune Cookie: An Italian banker’s tribute to a pioneer
By Sourish Bhattacharyya From Daily Mail UK This is a story in many parts, which starts in the Cayman Islands, where an Italian banker meets an Indian from Calgary, Canada, also working in a financial institution, and the two fall in…
Health City Cayman Islands admits first patient
Health City Cayman Islands has admitted its first patient who underwent a cardiac procedure today. The patient, who resides locally in the Cayman Islands, had the procedure performed by Dr. Ravi Kishore the Chief Interventional Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at Health…
Offshoring American health care: higher quality at lower costs?
From Forbes The Cayman Islands are nestled in the Caribbean Sea some 430 miles south of Miami. The three-island cluster is known for its inviting coral-sand beaches, laid-back island culture and tax-free status. While it lures many tourists and big…
Transactions in Cayman central to Vodafone tax disputes and postponement
By B K Syngal From Telecom Tiger B K Syngal writes Vodafone case shows that FDI has helped neither the telecom sector, nor the consumers, but crony capitalists and surrogates who held the baby until legitimised and baptised The Vodafone…
