Colour schemes: Germany’s coming coalition

<p>The country heads for a three-party government after a <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/09/26/after-a-tight-election-olaf-scholzs-social-democrats-come-out-just-in-front?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nail-biting election</a>. We cut through the flurry of letters and colours to ask what is likely to happen next. The technology swiftly deployed to combat the coronavirus may also crack a four-decade-old problem: <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/a-new-aids-vaccine-heads-to-clinical-trials/21804378?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vaccinating against HIV</a>. And evidence that the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex may have liked a love bite.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>