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The news turned to building collapse in Iran, violence in Vancouver and people killed in the Philippines. France's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIran 75 in 100 of its 438 stories, usually 30
RegionSouth Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

327 of its 438 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bandar Abbas accounted for 179 of Iran's 327 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (271 stories). Building collapse was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with gas explosion and storms.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Bandar Abbas stories →
Conflict & violence

Canada

488 of its 1,551 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Vancouver accounted for 340 of Canada's 488 stories about harm, carried by 639 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Vancouver stories →
Health

Philippines

155 of its 399 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Illness was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

France

65 of its 307 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

211 of its 284 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Pahalgam accounted for 160 of Kashmir's 211 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

404 of its 797 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (207 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

1,024 of its 3,048 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (441 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

49 of its 99 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 42 of Lebanon's 49 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Uganda

22 of its 49 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola.

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

36 of its 127 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Uganda (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Dominican Republic (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hantavirus in US (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 Apr. 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 9,201 stories about harm among 44,142 counted on 27 Apr.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 12 January 2025. of the day's 44,142 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. the news turned to Iran for the second day running. Iran's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. In Uganda's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 6 times their usual. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran75 in 100 of its 438 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir74 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 508 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan51 in 100 of its 797 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Dublin Ireland20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 31 Pahalgam Kashmir16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 New Delhi India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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 lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 23 outletsKarnataka, India -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsSurat, India -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsLeicester, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 19 outletsKey West, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 36 outletsCincinnati, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 78 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 169 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

● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Karnataka India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Surat India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Leicester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Key West US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 2,419 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice22% 2,002 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 1,881 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,433 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 669 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services3% 276 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 200 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 156 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 killed3,261 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,035 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting arrests1,002 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected782 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions155 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations38 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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