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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

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 25 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsKarachi, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 50 outletsHamburg, Germany -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsBrooklyn, US -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 47 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 97 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 18 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Massachusetts US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Karachi Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Hamburg Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Brooklyn US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories

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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