About Us
Before Julius Caesar reformed the calendar, Rome had a 13th month. It was called Mercedonius — inserted between the official months when the standard calendar had drifted too far from reality. The month that corrected the record. The one the powerful tried to control. The edition that told you what the official account had missed.
That is what we are.
Mercedonius is a global news aggregator covering Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Oceania, and the Middle East — the regions that shape the world but rarely lead the front page. We gather reporting from hundreds of sources across every continent, surface stories that fall between the cracks of the Western news cycle, and present them without the distortions of geography or editorial convenience.
We believe the most important news rarely arrives on schedule.
Breaking. Politics. Economy. Climate. Conflict. Technology. Health. Culture. Seven regions. One feed. The 13th month of news.
What We Cover
- Africa — Politics, economy, conflict, technology, health, and culture from across the continent
- Asia — East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia
- Europe — EU politics, security, economy, and culture
- North America — United States, Canada, and Mexico
- South America — Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, and the wider region
- Oceania — Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands
- Middle East — Politics, economy, security, and society across the region
- Breaking Live — Cross-regional breaking news within the last hour
How It Works
Mercedonius aggregates publicly available RSS feeds from established news organisations, wire services, and specialist publications in each region. We do not produce original journalism. We do not host, store, or modify third-party content. Every headline links directly to its original source.
Our feeds refresh automatically every five minutes. Curation is handled algorithmically — we surface the most recent stories from each section and region without editorial selection or ranking.
The Name
Mercedonius (also known as Intercalaris) was the intercalary month of the Roman Republican calendar — a 27-day period inserted between February and March when the calendar had drifted too far from the solar year. Its insertion was controlled by the pontiffs, who were known to extend or withhold it for political advantage. Julius Caesar abolished it in 45 BC when he reformed the calendar.
We chose the name because it describes something that should not have been necessary — but was. A correction inserted when the official record could no longer be trusted. The news equivalent of what Rome needed but its establishment preferred to suppress.
Contact
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