2015.12.07 – How a Dutch safety retailer turned Black Friday into a story about work shoes and emergency kits

Key Takeaways Black Friday built around safetyA Black Friday promotion in 2025 from Bowork, a safety specialist in the Netherlands (Europe), used discounts to draw attention to work shoes, winter workwear and emergency kits rather than to fast, disposable fashion. Simple code, clear extra discountThe message centred on “extra kassakorting” at the checkout, with anContinue reading “2015.12.07 – How a Dutch safety retailer turned Black Friday into a story about work shoes and emergency kits”

2025.12.06 – Small Daily Victories in Countries the News Often Forgets

A gentle journey through one ordinary day in late 2025 Key Takeaways What this piece is aboutThis article explores small daily victories in countries that rarely sit at the centre of global news, such as Niger (Africa), Chad (Africa), Malawi (Africa), Honduras (North America), Nepal (Asia), Moldova (Europe), Georgia (Europe), Cambodia (Asia), Rwanda (Africa), UgandaContinue reading “2025.12.06 – Small Daily Victories in Countries the News Often Forgets”

2025.12.06 – The Night Workers the World Tries Not to See

Key Takeaways A clear subject from the start This article tells the story of invisible work at night and unpaid care work in many countries, especially in places often shown in grey on world maps. People who keep moving while others sleep From bus drivers and guards to cleaners, market workers and carers, millions ofContinue reading “2025.12.06 – The Night Workers the World Tries Not to See”

2025.12.06 – Windows on the Quiet Map: Everyday Views from Niger to Vanuatu

Key Takeaways Story & Details Global news in December 2025 still focuses on a small group of places. Many others stay almost invisible. Some of them appear on United Nations lists as “least developed countries,” with low income and high vulnerability, and studies show that large parts of Africa get only thin and crisis-heavy coverageContinue reading “2025.12.06 – Windows on the Quiet Map: Everyday Views from Niger to Vanuatu”

2025.12.06 – Nights of Heat, Rain and Power Cuts in Places the World Rarely Sees

Key Takeaways Story & Details What this article is about The subject is simple and very physical: how heat, rain, wind and darkness feel on the skin, in the lungs and in the mind. Reports talk about average temperatures, extreme events and vulnerable populations. People talk about wet pillows, buzzing mosquitos, muddy floors and suddenContinue reading “2025.12.06 – Nights of Heat, Rain and Power Cuts in Places the World Rarely Sees”

2025.12.06 – One Shared Classroom in Countries the News Rarely Shows

Key Takeaways Story & Details A simple idea: one classroom, many countries Imagine a single classroom that stretches across the world. One part stands in a village in Mozambique (Africa). Another part lies under a sheet-metal roof in Guatemala (North America). A third part is a tent in Sudan (Africa) after people fled fighting. TheContinue reading “2025.12.06 – One Shared Classroom in Countries the News Rarely Shows”

2025.12.06 – Small Money, Big Choices in a Quiet Corner of the World

Small money is the main subject here. The article looks at what people can buy with a small banknote or a few coins in countries that many news outlets almost never talk about. Key Takeaways One Question for Many Places A small banknote can buy very different things in Luanda, Angola (Africa), Harare, Zimbabwe (Africa),Continue reading “2025.12.06 – Small Money, Big Choices in a Quiet Corner of the World”

2025.12.06 – When the World Connects with Borrowed Wi-Fi

Key Takeaways Story & Details A day built around one short connection In many rich countries, the internet feels like air. It is always there. Phones stay online all day. Video calls, streaming and cloud backups happen in the background. In many other countries, that is not the case. In December 2025, global figures showContinue reading “2025.12.06 – When the World Connects with Borrowed Wi-Fi”

2025.12.06 – Sundays the World Rarely Sees

This article looks at what a normal Sunday feels like in countries that rarely appear in the news, and at a small experiment that links those Sundays together. Key Takeaways In one glance Story & Details Quiet mornings In December 2025, another Sunday arrives in many places that the world rarely sees on screen. InContinue reading “2025.12.06 – Sundays the World Rarely Sees”

2025.12.06 – One Day, Many Screens: A Small Global Reading Experiment

Key Takeaways What this article is aboutThis article presents a simple reading experiment. The aim is to read the same story, on the same day, in as many countries as possible, especially in countries that rarely appear in world news. How the experiment worksReaders share four short facts about their day and their country. ThenContinue reading “2025.12.06 – One Day, Many Screens: A Small Global Reading Experiment”

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