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The news turned to protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), storm surge in Mozambique and arrests in Congo. Brazil's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMozambique 78 in 100 of its 148 stories, usually 42
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

436 of its 762 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Riyadh accounted for 228 of Saudi Arabia's 436 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. 126 of Riyadh's 228 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (182 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

115 of its 148 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beira accounted for 82 of Mozambique's 115 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (51 stories). Storm surge was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Health

Congo

170 of its 195 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Conflict & violence

Brazil

374 of its 721 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Suzano accounted for 263 of Brazil's 374 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (237 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

68 of its 141 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Nador accounted for 47 of Morocco's 68 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 47 of Nador's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Drownings were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Disasters & accidents

Nigeria

843 of its 2,160 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Building collapse was named in 248 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv, malaria and tuberculosis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Protests & strikes

Mongolia

21 of its 42 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 13 of Ulaanbaatar's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Respiratory illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Rights & justice

Malaysia

299 of its 1,050 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Poisoning was named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Protests & strikes

Slovakia

37 of its 127 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 21 of Bratislava's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rights & justice

North Macedonia

35 of its 60 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Skopje accounted for 34 of North Macedonia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories).

Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Türkiye (212 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malawi (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (248 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Mongolia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 Mar. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 41,002 stories about harm among 201,368 counted on 14 Mar.

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Türkiye's news mentioned food poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 201,368 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. A year earlier, on 14 March 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- attacks & violence: 82 stories, carried by 72 outlets; harsh wording in 90 in 100Sanaa, Yemen -- attacks & violence: 64 stories, carried by 53 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Darfur, Sudan -- protests & strikes: 43 stories, carried by 45 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Berlin, Germany -- accidents & disasters: 126 stories, carried by 124 outlets; harsh wording in 62 in 100Nador, Morocco -- protests & strikes: 47 stories, carried by 45 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Jakarta, Indonesia -- deaths, cause not given: 75 stories, carried by 67 outlets; harsh wording in 88 in 100Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- protests & strikes: 67 stories, carried by 60 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Delhi, India -- attacks & violence: 320 stories, carried by 127 outlets; harsh wording in 88 in 100Kabul, Afghanistan -- attacks & violence: 95 stories, carried by 80 outlets; harsh wording in 93 in 100Megantic, Canada -- accidents & disasters: 12 stories, carried by 68 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Beira, Mozambique -- accidents & disasters: 82 stories, carried by 75 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Idlib, Syria -- attacks & violence: 125 stories, carried by 143 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Bishoftu, Ethiopia -- accidents & disasters: 76 stories, carried by 178 outlets; harsh wording in 97 in 100Mumbai, India -- accidents & disasters: 389 stories, carried by 152 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Beijing, China -- attacks & violence: 337 stories, carried by 241 outlets; harsh wording in 97 in 100Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- protests & strikes: 228 stories, carried by 223 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100Tel Aviv, Israel -- attacks & violence: 214 stories, carried by 148 outlets; harsh wording in 96 in 100Paris, France -- accidents & disasters: 387 stories, carried by 294 outlets; harsh wording in 94 in 100Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- deaths, cause not given: 277 stories, carried by 243 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Lagos, Nigeria -- accidents & disasters: 492 stories, carried by 383 outlets; harsh wording in 93 in 100Suzano, Brazil -- attacks & violence: 263 stories, carried by 287 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Northern Ireland, UK -- protests & strikes: 448 stories, carried by 493 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100Colorado Springs, US -- accidents & disasters: 321 stories, carried by 345 outlets; harsh wording in 97 in 100Denver, US -- accidents & disasters: 592 stories, carried by 522 outlets; harsh wording in 97 in 100
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The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

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● Griefabout as usual
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