The News: Breaking News, Global News, & A Headline Archive

What this skill does

gives agents real-time and archival access to front-page headlines across 20 countries for breaking news, current events, and comparative media analysis.

How to install The News: Breaking News, Global News, & A Headline Archive

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for the-news and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab the-news-1.0.10.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/the-news/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

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