'Winter Is Coming' to Russia: Putin Abolishes Daylight Savings Time

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken the first steps in claiming "Winterfell" as Russia's nickname, after he signed a law on Tuesday that places the country under a permanent wintertime, starting October 26. Under the new law, "seasonal changing of clocks is not being carried out," the Kremlin announcement said, according to Agence France-Presse. "Russians will turn their clocks back one hour, and will not set them an hour ahead the following spring," Russian news site RIA Novosti reported...