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Deep tech venture team on the hunt for cutting-edge technology transfer deals, with partner research institutions & universities, to create commercially viable products & startups, that solve  planet’s most urgent problems

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Building on 140 years of Kamen Sirač history… The group is expanding its portfolio both across construction materials and regionally

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Brownfield project finance of jumbo tissue paper production in Belisce, Croatia’s hart of the paper & pulp industry, yet as the first such factory it is to replace current imports of over 100k tons

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Support program forJordan’s SMEs & startups, to improve their productivity, competitiveness, create employment, foster innovation and promote economic growth

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An innovative medical record keeping app that enables medical data to be stored safely & be always available to the patient who collects, owns & shares it with healthcare professionals & industry stakeholders

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Jordan’s Startup Economy Study [May 2019]:

Assessing the economic contribution and potential of tech and tech-enabled startups

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With R&D at the core of its growth strategy &  deep tech identity, the company is committed to developing new indoor / outdoor air-cleaning technologies / solutions that meet & anticipate market demands, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants

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The future of vending industry through an all-in-one innovative multifunctional kiosk platform, combining advanced advertising / payment / printing together with over 20 services to only 5 square feet of retail space, in an ATM-type dominated industry that has not changed in the last 50 years

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An innovative one-of-a-kind niche IP-based proptech / legtech solution, combining AI, land registry law logics & innovative financing into a platform that offers an inexorable process of shortening the processes & delivering value from the sale of ‘locked’ land in complex property environments

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A leading independent discounts platform in Croatia & Serbia augmenting its business model to become a leading obstructor to the regional marketplace leaders, making it potentially a highly attractive M&A candidate

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Recognised as innovative disruptors in the spirits market with its award-winning craft ultra-premium gin, are taking the craft offering up a notch while still leaving the personal hand-touch & attention for every bottle

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One of the regions oldest construction-materials companies producing bituminous mass, is preparing to relocate, revitalise and modernise, while returning its old shine and seeking new business development opportunities

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altVenture

altVENTURE, as in alternative venture because investments have to provide achievement above & beyond financial RETURN, and that is adventure in form of RISK, IMPACT & FUN

Emerging Market Venture Capital Advisory is the essential part of the 2EMMA platform offering advisory to:

⊕ emerging companies (startups)

⊕ emerging tech (deep / early tech)

⊕ emerging managers (first time funds)

We also seek opportunities where we can be valuable (add) merchant bankers to early / growth market stories whereby underwriting the capital expansion with sweat advisory services…

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  • Crowd Gathers To Demand Reopening Of Russian Orthodox Church In Bulgaria
    on September 24, 2023 at 7:10 pm

    A crowd of supporters gathered on September 24 to demand the reopening of a Russian Orthodox church in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, after the government expelled the head of the church and other officials for carrying out “activities directed against” the country's national security and interests.

  • How drought is forcing the Panama Canal's painful slowdown
    on September 24, 2023

    Unlike the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal, a waterway that links the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic, relies on an artificial lake to function. The current lack of freshwater means transit is restricted from 40 to 32 ships per day, an unprecedented slowdown.

  • Daily Cartoon: Friday, September 22nd
    on September 22, 2023

    “There’s four antique stores, three quirky cafĂ©s, one store that only sells socks, and one store that only sells socks and maple syrup, and nothing opens till noon.”

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Aaron Rodgers' season—and career—might be over because of an injury on artificial turf. A sports injury expert breaks down why grass could have been safer
Aaron Rodgers' season—and career—might be over because of an injury on artificial turf. A sports injury expert breaks down why grass could have been safer

The research is somewhat hazy, but Rodgers’ Achilles tendon rupture did occur in a part of the body that is correlated with more injuries on artificial turf. [...]

Biden got the updated COVID vaccine and annual flu shot. The White House says you should, too
Biden got the updated COVID vaccine and annual flu shot. The White House says you should, too

“As we enter the cold and flu season, the President encourages all Americans to follow his example." [...]

Lachlan Murdoch, the new head of the Fox News empire, had a 9-year absence from the company and commutes from Australia
Lachlan Murdoch, the new head of the Fox News empire, had a 9-year absence from the company and commutes from Australia

Rupert Murdoch's eldest son studied philosophy in college and resigned from News Corp in 2005, only returning in 2014. [...]

Minnesota's top cannabis cop just quit after public radio revealed her weed shop sold extra-potent products and was thousands of dollars in debt
Minnesota's top cannabis cop just quit after public radio revealed her weed shop sold extra-potent products and was thousands of dollars in debt

“I have never knowingly sold any noncompliant product, and when I became aware of them I removed the products from inventory,” Erin Dupree said. [...]

The War on Drugs is on trial at the Supreme Court and its fate could hinge on the meaning of the word 'and'
The War on Drugs is on trial at the Supreme Court and its fate could hinge on the meaning of the word 'and'

Federal courts nationwide disagree about the wording of the bipartisan 2018 criminal justice overhaul. One appellate panel calls it “perplexing.” [...]

Aviation experts baffled, shocked by fatal crash at Reno's Air Race championships: 'It is very hard for me to find an explanation'
Aviation experts baffled, shocked by fatal crash at Reno's Air Race championships: 'It is very hard for me to find an explanation'

The two pilots who died were just seconds from returning to the tarmac. "Just beyond belief,” said Scott Miller, a civilian flight instructor for 30 years. [...]

Watch out for 'the more nuclear option' from Detroit's striking auto workers, top analyst warns
Watch out for 'the more nuclear option' from Detroit's striking auto workers, top analyst warns

Wedbush's Dan Ives thinks the UAW's next move is "a much more widespread strike on the core plants in and around Detroit. That would be a torpedo.” [...]

It's not just you. From record canceled flights to $1,300 car rentals, summer travel this year was a nightmare
It's not just you. From record canceled flights to $1,300 car rentals, summer travel this year was a nightmare

Why can’t anything just work the way it’s supposed to? [...]

The IPO Market Is Open Again---at Least for the Moment

Arm, Instacart and Klaviyo all popped on their first day of trading, but their performance since then has been more muted. [...]

Twenty-Five Years After LTCM, Emerging Markets Keep Burning Investors

Despite the threat of China’s triggering a worldwide crisis as Russia did in 1998, emerging markets are much more resilient now. It doesn’t mean investors will profit from them. [...]

America's Billionaires Love Japanese Stocks. Why Don't the Japanese?

Japan’s government is on a mission to get the country’s cash-hoarding households to invest more. [...]

The Hedge Fund That Made a Killing Betting Against Lina Khan

Pentwater Capital predicted that FTC efforts to block big deals would fail. [...]

Should I Take a $44,000 Lump Sum or Keep a $423 Monthly Pension?

A reporter crunches the numbers after getting a lump-sum offer from a former employer. [...]

Oil at $100 Is Too High, Even for Energy Companies

As crude oil prices near triple digits, it isn’t just consumers feeling uneasy. [...]

The Hedge Fund Meltdown That Rescued Your Stock Portfolio

Long-Term Capital Management’s collapse 25 years ago started a habit hard to break—the “Fed put.” [...]

Higher for Longer Interest Rates Threaten Fintech

Shares of Affirm, Block and PayPal have fallen since the Federal Reserve’s announcement. [...]

Photo: Untitled (Shanghai), by Hsiuan Boyen
Photo: Untitled (Shanghai), by Hsiuan Boyen

Untitled (Shanghai), by Hsiuan Boyen (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) [...]

“Good Morning, Class! I Am Not a Spy.”
“Good Morning, Class! I Am Not a Spy.”

A photo of an American teacher introducing himself to a Chinese university class with a slide presentation proclaiming, “I am not a spy” has gone viral, eliciting much mirth online. It also highlights an increasingly tense atmosphere in which suspicions of spying abound, teachers face [...]

Interview: Bhuchung Tsering on the Roles Xi Jinping, the Dalai Lama, and Foreign Governments Can Play in Ensuring Tibet’s Survival
Interview: Bhuchung Tsering on the Roles Xi Jinping, the Dalai Lama, and Foreign Governments Can Play in Ensuring Tibet’s Survival

Starting in March 2008, Tibetans across the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan took to the streets to call for religious freedom and an end to oppressive political and social controls and economic inequalities. The People’s Armed Police cracked down, sometimes violently, arresting [...]

Photo: Huifu E Road, by belfast16
Photo: Huifu E Road, by belfast16

Huifu E Road, by belfast16 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) [...]

Sky News – Chinese state media appears to censor one of its own videos
The Guardian – Chinese state media censors itself after highlighting poem about corrupt leaders
Recent Media Gaffes Say Quiet Parts Out Loud on Sensitive History and Current Anxiety

By inadvertently “saying the quiet part out loud,” three recent media gaffes have touched off public debate on questions usually left unspoken. For some Chinese social media users, these blunders have provided an opportunity to discuss the problems of wage stagnation, official corruption or indifference, [...]

Photo: Perhaps the only remaining traditional fishing dock in the urban area, Shenzhen, Guangdong, by Shooting Kangaroo
Photo: Perhaps the only remaining traditional fishing dock in the urban area, Shenzhen, Guangdong, by Shooting Kangaroo

Perhaps the only remaining traditional fishing dock in the urban area, Shenzhen, Guangdong, by Shooting Kangaroo (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) [...]

Fruit flies offer clues to how brains make reward-based decisions

New research finds fruit flies make decisions based on their expectations about the likelihood of a reward and pinpoints the site in the fly brain where these value adjustments are made, enabling researchers to directly test a theory about how the brain enables this behavior [...]

Probing the deep genetic structure of Africa

Using ancestry decomposition techniques an international research team has revealed a deeply divergent ancestry among admixed populations from the Angolan Namib desert. This unique genetic heritage brings the researchers closer to understanding the distribution of genetic variation in the broader region of southern Africa before [...]

Jellyfish, with no central brain, shown to learn from past experience

Even without a central brain, jellyfish can learn from past experiences like humans, mice, and flies, scientists report for the first time. They trained Caribbean box jellyfish (Tripedalia cystophora) to learn to spot and dodge obstacles. The study challenges previous notions that advanced learning requires [...]

Colorful primates don't have better color vision, study finds

Primate species with better color vision are not more likely to have red skin or fur coloration, as previously thought. [...]

Trigonelline derived from coffee improves cognitive functions in mice

Trigonelline is derived from coffee; researchers have found that it improves spatial learning and memory in senescence-accelerated mice. The study also suggested that this effect results from inhibiting neuroinflammation and restoring neurotransmitter levels in the brain. [...]

Astronomers discover newborn galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope

With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are now able to peer so far back in time that we are approaching the epoch where we think that the first galaxies were created. Throughout most of the history of the Universe, galaxies seemingly [...]

Migratory birds can be taught to adjust to climate change

One result of climate change is that spring is arriving earlier. However, migratory birds are not keeping up with these developments and arrive too late for the peak in food availability when it is time for breeding. By getting the birds to fly a little [...]

Astronomers find abundance of Milky Way-like Galaxies in early Universe, rewriting cosmic evolution theories

Galaxies from the early Universe are more like our own Milky Way than previously thought, flipping the entire narrative of how scientists think about structure formation in the Universe, according to new research. [...]

Iran stops families marking anniversaries of protesters' deaths

Relatives say they are being forced to cancel anniversary memorials for those killed last year. [...]

Saudi Arabia getting closer to Israel normalisation deal, prince says

An agreement creating ties between the two historical foes would mark a huge regional shift. [...]

Six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank and Gaza

Israeli forces killed five men during raids in Jenin and Jericho, while one died at a protest in Gaza. [...]

Mohammed bin Salman: 'I don't care' about 'sportswashing' accusations

Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammed bin Salman says he is focused on economic targets. [...]

Iran hijab bill: Women face 10 years in jail for 'inappropriate' dress

MPs back a draft law that seeks harsh punishments against those who are "inappropriately" dressed. [...]

Guinean cycles across six countries for spot at Egypt's Al-Azhar University

The 25-year-old travelled for four months from Guinea to reach top university Al-Azhar in Egypt. [...]

'I was in Iran's police - then joined protesters'

Omid Moradi used to break up demonstrations, but ended up switching sides. [...]

Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US

The four men and one woman return to the US after $6bn of frozen Iranian funds were released. [...]

Is Soft Power Making a Comeback?
Is Soft Power Making a Comeback?

Global powers are turning to it—with mixed success. [...]

How to Get Chinese Elites to Support Democracy
How to Get Chinese Elites to Support Democracy

It may be in their own self-interest. [...]

South African History From Above
South African History From Above

A sweeping new history of the country focuses primarily on elites, rather than the grassroots movements that overturned apartheid. [...]

Why Did Trudeau Dawdle on Chinese Election Meddling?
Why Did Trudeau Dawdle on Chinese Election Meddling?

A new inquiry may expose Beijing’s reach in Ottawa. [...]

Who’s Afraid of Europe’s Big, Bad Wolves?
Who’s Afraid of Europe’s Big, Bad Wolves?

Conservationists face off against farmers in a familiar man-versus-nature conflict. [...]

U.S., Ukraine Sign Joint Weapons Production Deal
U.S., Ukraine Sign Joint Weapons Production Deal

The agreement will bolster Kyiv’s struggling economy and enhance its military manufacturing capabilities. [...]

How Division and Disorder Led to Devastation in Libya
How Division and Disorder Led to Devastation in Libya

Poor global and domestic governance made a foreseeable and preventable disaster in Derna a catastrophe. [...]

Why Interest Rate Hikes Don’t Necessarily Tame Inflation
Why Interest Rate Hikes Don’t Necessarily Tame Inflation

Adam Tooze answers listener questions about inflation. [...]

Benin: Dozens Killed in Fuel Depot Blast

[DW] An explosion erupted at a warehouse for smuggled fuel in southern Benin. Benin's informal economy is heavily reliant on selling smuggled Nigerian fuel on the black market. [...]

Cameroon: Cameroon Grants Indigenous Baka More Access to Protected Forests

[RFI] Bertoua -- The government of Cameroon and the indigenous Baka people in the country's southeast have agreed to an updated memorandum of understanding that provides them with more access to natural resources in the country's protected forest areas. [...]

Liberia: 'There Will Be No Return to Rebel Checkpoint in Liberia' - - Pres. Weah Responds to Opposition

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Upon his return from the United Nations General Assembly, President George M. Weah addressed concerns raised by key opposition figures from the Unity Party and reaffirmed his confidence in Liberia's peaceful future, noting that there will "no return to rebel checkpoints in [...]

Somalia: PM Calls for UNSC Arms Embargo Removal in His Address to UNGA78

[Shabelle] New York, Usa -- Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre delivered a powerful speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, highlighting the government's progress on security, counterterrorism efforts, financial reform, social development, and corruption combat. [...]

Somalia: Somalia Liberated Over 45 Percent of Al-Shabaab-Controlled Areas in Under a Year - PM

[Shabelle] NEW YORK: Somalia has managed in under a year to liberate more than 45 percent of the areas formerly held by the terrorist Al-Shabab group, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said on Saturday. [...]

Africa: Everything You Need to Know About 2026 World Cup Qualifying for Africa

[CAF] African qualifiers for the 26 World Cup start on 13 November Discover all the key dates Nine African teams will participate in the final phase of the World Cup 26, one will go to the play-off tournament [...]

Eritrea: Eritrea - FM Osman Saleh Statement At 78th UNGA Summit

[Shabait] Your Excellency [...]

Somalia: Wounded Victims of Beledweyne Truck Bomb Attack Airlifted to Mogadishu

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- At least 16 of the most severely wounded people from Saturday's truck bomb attack in Beledweyne city have been airlifted to Mogadishu for treatment, senior officials said. [...]

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