The Black Death

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More samples of ancient dionae are needed to pin down the timings accurately. understanding where, when and how pandemics begin is hugely important for preventing future ones from arising. The risk exists that it can re surface in a form that's resistant to some of our treatments,. and then it could cause another pandemic that would have no cure for alrigh.

Yesterday, America’s Supreme Court issued its most important Second Amendment ruling in more than a decade, striking down a New York law that tightly regulated concealed carrying of guns. The ruling means cities will probably see a lot more armed people. Our correspondent caught up with Ukraine’s First Lady. And new research into the origins of the Black Death. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer