Yahoo’s News Digest, an app that provides daily news summaries collected from multiple sources, has been updated today to include an International edition and better support for local time zones when sending daily reminders.

I’ve been keeping an eye on News Digest since our initial review:

Contrary to the previous example, Yahoo excels at disseminating information around people and locations. Summaries on politicians, celebrities, and athletes are rounded out with Wikipedia links, maps showing where the event took place, photos, and videos that consist of panels, analysis, or interviews from various news outlets. Where traditional news articles might have a single image and caption, Yahoo’s digest throws complete image galleries, videos, and a list of sources at the end of each summary.

In previous versions, I found News Digest to be a clever idea with an attractive interface, but the app was obviously US-centric and, after a few days, I had to uninstall it because I simply didn’t care about news that weren’t relevant to me. With the latest update, however, I’m already seeing a good diversification of global news for politics and entertainment, and I think I’m going to stick with the app this time around.

While News Digest launched to some criticism, I am a fan of the idea (unfortunately, I don’t have time to stay on top of in-depth news every day) and I believe the realization is solid. Yahoo is making nice apps for iOS 7, and News Digest is a good example of a focus on content with clean text, large photos, and pleasant transitions. I’ve already received a news digest for my time zone, and I enjoy the break that the app gives me from tech news. I like it, and I’m looking forward to an Italian version at some point.

Yahoo News Digest is free on the App Store.