What a surprise – the end of the world has been delayed, again

A solar eclipse

A solar eclipse happened, but still the world keeps on turning

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If you are reading this, congratulations. You have survived the latest prophesied doomsday for our poor planet. For weeks now, the darker corners of the media have been abuzz with the latest predictions that the end of the world was coming.

Some suggested it would coincide with the 21 August total solar eclipse that swept across the US. Others that the apocalypse would be on 23 September, for no other reason than 33 days would have passed since the eclipse. Lo and behold, here we

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