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The day's news pointed at storms in Cuba, rights and justice in Tehran and arrests in Switzerland. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJamaica 48 in 100 of its 116 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

150 of its 206 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. the Gulf of Mexico accounted for 59 of Cuba's 150 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Storms were named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides, storm surge and tornadoes.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Gulf of Mexico stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

127 of its 259 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 87 of Iran's 127 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Palestine

203 of its 281 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Gaza accounted for 147 of Palestine's 203 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

73 of its 241 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 10 times the usual rate (6 stories). Natural hazards were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

56 of its 116 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hurricane was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides, flooding and storms.

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Disasters & accidents

Comoros

12 of its 12 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

241 of its 610 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Covid was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Jamaica (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Spain (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Pakistan (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Nov. 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 16,177 stories about harm among 100,905 counted on 5 Nov.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 6 November 2019. Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 100,905 stories, below the usual 18. Mentions of storms ran about 4 times their usual in Cuba's news. A year earlier, on 6 November 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today. Cuba stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan82 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Cuba73 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine72 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon60 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 615 Toronto Canada53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Abuja Nigeria51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Jerusalem Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Tehran Iran37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sComoros: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 203 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 515 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 166 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,610 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,763 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,888 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,129 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 792 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 667 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 603 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 347 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 killed3,509 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,874 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,701 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured843 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions211 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations199 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced174 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees149 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Pakistan

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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