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The leap second has been cancelled. It’s about time
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- On Thursday, the international authority on timekeeping voted to abolish a contentious quirk of global synchronisation.S1S2
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The leap second has been cancelled. It’s about time
On Thursday, the international authority on timekeeping voted to abolish a contentious quirk of global synchronisation.
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What to know
- On Thursday, the international authority on timekeeping voted to abolish a contentious quirk of global synchronisation.S1S2
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