Can daylight really be saved?

RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL November 5, 2026

Stephen King’s epic story of time-travel. And the minutiae of clocking change

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The Big Story:

The clocks have changed in north America and the Caribbean, Egypt, Europe, Israel, Palestine, New Zealand and most of Australia, but does this twice-yearly ritual, dating back more than a century, still result in daylight savings and energy efficiency?

Roughly 70 countries — or one-third of the world’s nations — change their clocks twice every year to a formula known as spring forward, fall back.

This Week’s Books:

A no-nonsense look at the idea of saving daylight.

A page-turner on changing time.

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