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Plague and climate change triggered an economic downturn in the Byzantine Empire 1,500 years ago

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Plague and climate change triggered a severe economic downturn on the fringe of the Byzantine Empire 1,500 years ago, a study of ancient grape pips has revealed. Researchers from Israel examined thousands of grape pips and cereal grains, as well as ceramic sherds from waste heaps in the Negev left behind in the mid-6th Century. … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: We have to manage the upturn from coronavirus better than we did the downturn

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HAMISH MCRAE: We may not have coped with the coronavirus downturn very well, so now we have to manage the upturn better By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 18 April 2020 We may not have coped with the downturn very well, so now we … Read more