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World's timekeepers will vote to ditch the 'leap second' this week
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. ABC Australia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 12 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “World's timekeepers will vote to ditch the 'leap second' this week”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Clocks occasionally go backwards for a second to keep Earth time in sync with the stars. But the powers that govern time measurement are about to vote to end the practice.
Story timeline
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- First reported by ABC Australia
World's timekeepers will vote to ditch 'leap second' this week
- Picked up by ABC Australia
World's timekeepers will vote to ditch the 'leap second' this week
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- ABC