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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Greenwich Mean Time

Greenwich Mean Time stories: 2 news summaries

 Mecca Time Plugged 
 for World Standard 

Muslim scholars say British-imposed GMT due for a change

Apr 21, 08 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - A group of Muslim scholars wants Mecca time to replace Greenwich Mean Time as the world's default setting, the BBC reports. As Islam’s holiest city lies in perfect longitudinal alignment to magnetic north, scientists told a Qatar conference that Mecca was the “true” center of the earth. GMT,... More »

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Islam • Saudi Arabia • England • Qatar • Mecca • scientists • Greenwich Mean Time • time

Chavez Hands Nation New Time Zone

Setting clocks back
30 minutes will 'condition brains'

Aug 24, 07 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez plans to bump clocks in his nation back half an hour next month to add daylight to citizens' lives and create "a more fair distribution of the sunrise," Reuters reports. The change will particularly help poor children who wake up before dawn to go... More »

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Venezuela • sunlight • time zones • Greenwich Mean Time • Hugo Chávez

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