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The news turned to heavy rain in Pakistan, protests in Havana (Cuba) and violence in Bamako. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 58 in 100 of its 203 stories, usually 34
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

117 of its 203 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Karachi accounted for 53 of Pakistan's 117 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). Heavy rain was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Karachi stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

45 of its 73 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Havana accounted for 21 of Cuba's 45 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 16 of Havana's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Bamako accounted for 15 of Mali's 20 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

8 of its 8 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Srebrenica accounted for 8 of Bosnia's 8 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

33 of its 124 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with wildfires and heatwave.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 118 of Sri Lanka's 161 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. 103 of Colombo's 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

112 of its 163 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

22 of its 32 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

324 of its 727 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Portugal (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in UK (127 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Canada (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 Jul. 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 16,404 stories about harm among 79,905 counted on 12 Jul.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 3 May 2022. of the day's 79,905 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Pakistan for the fourth day running. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 6 times their usual in Pakistan's news. In Pakistan, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria69 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba62 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Pakistan58 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir55 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US326 stories about protests or strikes, of its 793 Colombo Sri Lanka103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Henan China37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Moscow Russia33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 324 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 8 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 56 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 6,779 stories · more than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice18% 2,987 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,162 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,861 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,064 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 650 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 476 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 228 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured971 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees98 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the UK Stories reporting people displaced91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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