Investing in emerging markets involves more risk than investing in the developed world. In addition to foreign currency, economic and transparency issues in these markets, investors need to be aware of political risks. Unlike in developed markets such as in Europe and North America, political risks can appear almost overnight in emerging countries. Let’s take …

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2019 turned out to be another great year for Chemistry. Nobel prize in Chemistry went to the development of Lithium batteries which seem to be the future of powering everything from automobiles to cell phones. In addition, a vaccine for the deadly Ebola virus that plagued Africa a few years ago was approved in Europe …

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Thousands of American soldiers are stationed in the Middle Eastern countries to support continuing wars in places like Afghanistan, Syria, etc. and support work in countries like Iraq. Long after the first Gulf War, Kuwait has become an important base for US forces.  Currently some 13,000 soldiers are stationed there. Other countries such as Qatar …

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China is ahead of the US in technological patent applications in nine categories according to a study by Nikkei. China held the top spot based on 2017 data and accounted for 49% of all applications in the 10 categories shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Nikkei The Nikkei study concludes that Chinese …

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US astronaut Christina Koch landed in Kazakhstan recently after spending 328 days in space, the longest continuous spaceflight by a female  astronaut. The following infographic shows 10 of the longest spaceflights made by astronauts including Christina: Click to enlarge Source: RFE/RL