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‘Doomsday Clock’ stuck at 100 secs to midnight

AFP, Washington

The "Doomsday Clock" illustrating the perils facing the planet and mankind will remain at 100 seconds to midnight this year amid the threats of the coronavirus pandemic, nuclear war and climate change. "The hands of the Doomsday Clock remain at 100 seconds to midnight, as close to midnight as ever," Rachel Bronson, president of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said in a statement.