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The news turned to volcanic eruption in Iceland, violence in Puntland and arrests in Cambodia. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 80 in 100 of its 97 stories, usually 20
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

78 of its 97 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Grindavik accounted for 61 of Iceland's 78 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with earthquake.

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

Palestine

167 of its 251 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Gaza accounted for 127 of Palestine's 167 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Sweida accounted for 183 of Syria's 365 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bahamas

21 of its 72 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Moldova

6 of its 15 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 4 of Chisinau's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Displacement

Sudan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

27 of Gopalganj's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Pakistan (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Japan (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in South Africa (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in US (130 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in India (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 17,123 stories about harm among 94,069 counted on 16 Jul.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 6 June 2025. 18 in every 100 of the day's 94,069 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iceland, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Iceland's news mentioned volcanic eruption about 6 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 16 July 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland80 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine67 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 624 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Israel58 in 100 of its 822 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba47 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 680 Sweida Syria59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Los Angeles US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Damascus Syria36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesYemen: 37 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tonga: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 30 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 58 in 100 of its 624 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 558 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 65 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 41 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 25 in 100 of its 678 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 36 in 100 of its 728 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Moldova: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Macedonia: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 28 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 28 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 58 in 100 of its 822 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 32 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 80 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 48 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 30 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 31 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 47 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 40 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bahamas: 29 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Angola: 33 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 34 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Iceland 80 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 67 in 100 of its 251 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 58 in 100 of its 822 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 58 in 100 of its 624 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 47 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 38 in 100 of its 356 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 4,332 stories · about as usual Health25% 4,208 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 3,604 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,225 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 756 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 648 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 605 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 366 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 killed3,910 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured979 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions225 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US

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 softer than 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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