What's happening in the world right now? How to check official announcements from every country and global trending keywords, every day, in your own language

Introduction: "By the time I notice what's happening abroad, I'm already days behind"

If you follow developments abroad for work, does any of this sound familiar?

• "I only found out about a new regulation abroad when a business partner told me."
• "An animal disease broke out in another country, but it didn't make the news until days later."
• "A recall notice from a foreign authority. I wish I could read it in my own language."
• "What words is the world paying attention to right now?"

The very first source of moves like these is the official announcements published by ministries, regulators and international organisations in each country. But the language and the place they are published differ from country to country.

The basics of following what's happening in the world

1. The most reliable source is "the one who made the announcement"

News articles are often reports written after a ministry or authority has made an announcement. When you want to know exactly what was said, the surest way is to check the original announcement page.

2. Most official announcements are only in the country's own language

Announcements from each country are almost always written in that country's language. Many are never translated and never get much coverage.

3. Separate "what has been decided" from "what is still in motion"

Government announcements and finalised regulations are "what has been decided". Clinical trial registrations, company releases and papers that have not yet been peer-reviewed are "what is still in motion". Both matter, but reading them separately makes it easier to avoid wrong judgements.

4. "How much attention something gets" is also a clue

Looking at which words people around the world are looking up right now shows you where interest is moving. For example, Wikipedia page views are one clue to what people all over the world are interested in.

In every case, the first thing to rely on is the official information from the one who made the announcement. But because the language and the place of publication differ by country, following it every day is hard work.

The hard part is "following announcements from many countries, every day"

• The language barrier — announcements are written in each country's own language
• Too many places to look — the websites of ministries, regulators and international organisations are scattered by country and by field
• The time barrier — there is no time to go through every site every day

Two places to follow the world on Factdock

On Factdock, you can see the world's official announcements in two places.

• Factdock Insights (free website) — the latest primary-source information in each field worldwide and global trending keywords, with no registration, for anyone, in 38 languages
• The Factdock app (Global Insights) — for paid users. More information, in your own language, chosen from 109 languages

Place 1: the free website "Factdock Insights"

Factdock Insights is a website where we visit the official announcements of ministries, regulators, international organisations and other bodies in each country every day, and deliver them sorted into 9 fields. The world's trending keywords and the latest primary-source information in each field worldwide are published free on Factdock Insights, so anyone can read them in 38 languages.

We don't add predictions or interpretations. We go as far as telling you what was announced. How to read it, and what to do next, is up to you.

* The screenshots in this article are shown in Spanish. It works the same way in every language.

1. Official announcements in 9 fields, every day

The 9 fields are Medicine & pharma, Animal health, Food safety & agriculture, Science & technology, Cyber & data rules, Energy & climate, IP & patents, Trade & supply chain, and Disclosures & M&A. Every article comes with a link to the original announcement.

2. Labels for "Public and regulatory news" and "Company and development news"

Within the same field, confirmed announcements and news that is still in motion are listed together, newest first. Each one carries a label, so you can tell them apart at a glance.

3. The global trending keyword ranking

Factdock Insights also includes a global trending keyword ranking. Based on Wikipedia page views from around the world, it lists, every day and for each of the 9 fields, the words people are reading now and the words that have suddenly started getting attention.

4. Official videos, just the key points

We pick important videos from each organisation's official channel and deliver them with a 3-line summary. You don't have to rewatch a long press conference from the start — you can play it from the key moment.

Place 2: if you want to see more, use the Factdock app

If you want to see more information, please use the Factdock app. When you sign in as a paid user, "Global Insights" inside the app lets you see more information in your own language, chosen from 109 languages — more than the 38 languages of Factdock Insights.

• 109 languages — headlines and summaries, in your own language
• More articles — read even more articles in each field
• New since last time — see at a glance how many items have arrived since you last looked
• Recommended for you — related articles from the fields you read most are shown first
• Display settings and bookmarks — set the fields and order you like, and save articles to read later

Who we'd like to use it

• People in medicine, pharma and veterinary work — when you want to know early about approvals and safety notices in each country, or animal disease outbreaks
• People in charge of food, trade and procurement — when you want to check recalls abroad and changes to import and export rules every day
• People in IP and research — when you want to follow examination standards, law changes and major moves in research
• People in management and planning — when you want a quick look every morning at what's happening in the world and where interest is moving
• People who want to read in a language other than English — headlines and summaries, in your own language

Pricing

The world's trending keywords and the latest primary-source information in each field worldwide are published free on Factdock Insights, so anyone can read them in 38 languages. Plans for paid users start from $9 a month. The Global Insights lists and videos in the app, and display in 109 languages, cost nothing extra no matter how often you look. For details, see the pricing page.

In closing

What happens in the world first appears as an official announcement, before it is reported. If you follow it a little every day, in your own language, you won't be caught off guard when it matters.

Start by taking a look at the fields that interest you on the free Factdock Insights.

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