I think you are overestimating that. Yes the whole world is somewhat curious who the president is but especially in timezones where it's inconvenient to follow

I think you are overestimating that. Yes the whole world is somewhat curious who the president is but especially in timezones where it's inconvenient to follow that it's more a "we'll read it in the news later" thing. The fact that a new pope has been elected is an information is information you don't need to look for because it's announced through one of the oldest public announencement systems ( the church bells )