Every day I learn something new about other countries, and I have to admit that I underestimated the progress in Africa and didn’t know too much about Japan or China either. It’s wonderful to see that we deal with the same problems. It’s also scary to see that we deal with the same problems — yet our approach and our willingness to find a solution differ so often — too often.
Searching and researching the good news, ‘Good News Wednesday’ is my favorite blogging day. A travel company for seniors, a floating children’s library, animals I have never heard of, and the largest table in the world set a new record. Ground-breaking medical achievement. Imagine that: an artificial heart and it’s working.
Robots translating into sign language in real time. Terracotta warriors and red-legged frogs. Life on this planet is interesting when we look around closely.
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Australians get their dental work done in Vietnam; daughters have (almost) the same inheritance rights as sons in Africa. An emergency heart transplant…so much is going on in this world. All newsworthy, in my humble opinion.
How much more interesting this world becomes when you ignore the front pages of magazines and newspapers. It’s almost like the ‘real life’ stays hidden behind all the sensationalism.
Yesterday got away from me. Somehow—not sure how it happened— in the afternoon I sat down to take a short break, and then I dozed off and woke up three hours later. Age? Heat? Puppy exhaustion? All of it, I suppose. The dogs didn’t wake me. The phone was quiet. Husband was at work. It’s like the world had decided I needed some sleep.
Monday, July 27, 2026
The Angolan kwanza has been added to Southern Africa’s cross-border payment system, becoming the first new settlement currency admitted since the platform began in 2013. Until now, transactions were largely settled in South African rand.
This is so much fun. Thank you for sharing my interest in the world. May we have a quiet weekend, worldwide (one is allowed to dream, right?) Let’s start with Africa, Morocco:
Friday, July 24, 2026
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The world doesn’t stand still, not even for a minute. But not all is bad; there is lots of good news too. This is what I found and read today:
Every morning I wish for world news, a short briefing on my desk. I have been searching for a website that would give me the world on a silver platter. One side, not ten or fifteen. No luck.