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Friday, 20 January, 2012

Leap second puts a wrench in the clockworks

The world’s timekeepers, meeting in Geneva, have postponed a decision on whether to abolish the leap second. Delegates at the International Telecommunications Union meeting say they need more time to think about the one-second adjustments to world clocks that keep them in sync with the Earth’s rotation. WRS reporter Vincent Landon reports on a day of high drama for the leap second:

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