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Clock ticking for leap second: Why timekeeping could change forever

Timekeepers add a leap second occasionally to keep our clocks and the Earth's rotation in tune. That could now change.

Event date
exact date
Coverage
3 outlets · 3 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Qatar
English
Countries concerned
South Korea
Technology · intensity 0.0 · tone 0.00
In 5 seconds

Covered mainly by the Arab-Muslim world sphere (100%); silent in Western, Sino-Russian & BRICS, Global South.

Western 0%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 100%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 2 outlets in 1 countries.
  • Ignored by Western, Sino-Russian & BRICS, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by Al Jazeera (Qatar), . No word-for-word republication detected.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world
Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Coverage analysis

Analyzing coverage…

Event sources

  1. Clock ticking for leap second: Why timekeeping could change forever
    Al JazeeraQatarQatar → South KoreaEnglish
  2. Clock ticking for leap second: Why timekeeping could change forever https://aje.news/xshjdr
    Al Jazeera (Bluesky)QatarQatar → Unknown countryEnglish