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from The Economist. In London, I'm Jason Palmer. And back in New York, I'm John Fastman.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

For all the venture capital sloshing around, even in the developing world, not a lot of it ended up in Africa.

Investors just perceived too much risk, too much instability. That is changing and fast

as billions roll in. And for elite sportsmen, every facet of life is optimized, analyzed,

planned and perfected. But for elite sports women, there's one thing that until now hasn't been taken into account,

the performance effects of the menstrual cycle.

First up, though.

The Senate being equally divided, the Vice President votes in the affirmative and the bill as amended is passed.

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