Global timekeeping: Leap second being phased out
02:46 Min
The world is getting ready to do away with the leap second. Timekeeping authorities agreed to stop making tiny adjustments to the world's clocks at a meeting of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. The change will take effect on May 20 next year, which is World Metrology Day. Ross Cullen reports.
16 Oct 2026 09:33pm
The world is getting ready to do away with the leap second. Timekeeping authorities agreed to stop making tiny adjustments to the world's clocks at a meeting of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. The change will take effect on May 20 next year, which is World Metrology Day. Ross Cullen reports.
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