Lebanon’s cabinet reverses decision to delay daylight savings time

Beirut, Lebanon Reuters Lebanon’s caretaker premier said the cabinet had voted to move clocks one hour ahead on Wednesday night, reversing his decision to postpone the move to daylight savings time by a month that had sparked uproar across the country. Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday the decision had been taken after a […]
This Life: Tomorrow is promised to no-one

US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article published on ASSIST News Service, on the importance of living each day as though it’s your last…
Essay: A year of ‘blursdays’ – how coronavirus distorted our sense of time in 2020

In an article first published on The Conversation, UK-based psychology lecturer RUTH OGDEN looks at how our perceptions of time changed during this year of the coronavirus pandemic…
Influence over time

I’ve been reading a great book about the history of ideas and culture. One thing that has struck me is how long it can take for an idea to take root. PICTURE: NeONBRAND/Unsplash An influential person will posit a view that goes against the current culture. In the next generation this view becomes a minority […]
THIS LIFE: A TIME FOR EVERYTHING

US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reflects on a famous passage in Ecclesiastes…