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Global timekeepers vote to scrap leap second by 2035
Global timekeepers vote to scrap leap second by 2035
by  AFP

Scientists and government representatives meeting at a conference in France voted on Friday to scrap leap seconds by 2035, the organisation responsible for global timekeeping said. The breakdown of which countries voted for the resolution was not yet known, but the United States and France have been among those leading the way for the change.

As climate talks drag, artist shows way to climate hell
As climate talks drag, artist shows way to climate hell
by  AFP

Egyptian artist Bahia Shehab had one goal at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt: to let people experience the "hell" that is global warming. "There's research that said that people who are in a hotter place, in a hotter room, they're more likely to believe in climate change than those who are not," Shehab said at Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, which is hosting the talks.

Climate activists pour paint on Charles Ray sculpture in Paris
Climate activists pour paint on Charles Ray sculpture in Paris
by  AFP

Environmental activists on Friday dumped orange paint over an outdoor sculpture by the American artist Charles Ray in central Paris, the latest in a string of artwork defacements aimed at spurring greater government efforts to fight climate change.

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