‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closest ever to midnight

Posted 2023-01-24, South China Morning Post Headlines audio

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The timepiece, a symbol of the perils facing humanity, moved forward to 90 seconds from midnight amid the Ukraine war, nuclear tensions and the climate crisis. ...... read full story

Photo: Robert Rosner, chairman of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, right, joined by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists member Lawrence Krauss, left, moves the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock to two minutes to midnight during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018.

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