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DW - A European Union online survey has concluded that a vast majority of the bloc's citizens are against switching between summer and winter time. All signs point towards the EU now putting a stop to changing the clocks.

Russians eligible to vote in the presidential elections have headed to cast their ballots, as polls first opened in the Far East regions of Kamchatka and Chukotka. Eight candidates are vying for the government's top position.

Turkey will not make any changes to its time this weekend, while European countries will set their clocks back one hour on Oct. 30. 

Turkey had previously acted in accordance with European countries regarding the practice's beginning and ending dates, but last month the government decided not to turn back its clocks on Oct. 30. 

Before anything else, let us correct a mistake. Since the morning of Sept. 8, almost all media organs and internet sites have announced an "end to winter time," while what we call "winter time" is the "normal and closest to natural" time.  

Eight candidates to take over as the next UN Secretary General are due to attend a first-of-a-kind informal hearing starting April 12, Tuesday.