US universities MIT Colombia Duke join new Amsterdam institute bids

Dutch News.nl - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Three prestigious US universities have joined consortia bidding to set up a new institute of technology in Amsterdam, Nos television reports on Wednesday. The city council invited applications to set up the new institute at the beginning of April and has now whittled the 13 entries down to a shortlist of five. The city hopes the new institute will boost the economy and lead to significant job ...

Oil prices turn higher in Asian trade

Times of India - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

With the Aadhaar unique identity number at its core, the scheme is heavily dependent on banks, which in turn are relying on technology firms to implement the ...

Venezuelan President to Meet Iranian President Elect

Prensa Latina - Wednesday 19th June, 2013

Caracas, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Head of State Nicolas Maduro announced today he World meet soon Iranian president elect Hassan Rowhani. I just talked to the Iranian new president. I congratulated him and we agreed to meet soon to continue our alliance, said Maduro, who is visiting Portugal, in his Twitter account. Rowhani was announced on Saturday as winner of the presidential ...