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YOU will surely have been unable to avoid the news that a big chunk of Irish acting and film-making talent has been recognised by this year's Academy Awards, mostly thanks to The Banshees of Inisherin.
Doomsday clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight – the closest in history
Scientists cited the ‘unprecedented danger’ posed by the Russia-Ukraine war in their decision.
Doomsday Clock remains at closest point ever to midnight
The coronavirus pandemic is cited as one of the main reasons why the clock’s position has not changed this year.
Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight than ever before
The clock, which serves as a metaphor for global apocalypse, is now set at 100 seconds to midnight.
What does Doomsday Clock statement say are worsening global factors?
Nuclear weapons, climate change, and cyber-based disinformation are highlighted.
Doomsday Clock sticks at two minutes to ‘midnight’
Scientists have kept the Doomsday Clock marker as near to midnight as it has ever been.
People are pretty relaxed about the Doomsday clock now being at two minutes to midnight
“It may be two minutes to midnight on the Doomsday Clock, but it’s five o’clock somewhere.”
Doomsday Clock moves 30 seconds closer to midnight
The last time the clock was set to two minutes to midnight was in 1953