These letters are part of the genetic sequence of the novel coronavirus that sparked the global pandemic. A new treaty aims to promote the sharing of such information among nations for any future virus that threatens the planet. Smith Collection/Gado/Gado/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Smith Collection/Gado/Gado/via Getty Images The World Health Organization adopted
Around 1259 BCE, two ancient kingdoms finally decided to let bygones be bygones. After two centuries of intermittent skirmishes for regional control, the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II and Hittite King Ḫattušili III agreed to what is now known as the Kadesh Peace Treaty. The rulers signed their agreement about 15 years after the famous Battle
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