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The news turned to wildfires in Cyprus, violence in Bangkok and protests in Sziget (Hungary). Thailand's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 68 in 100 of its 108 stories, usually 16
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Cyprus

73 of its 108 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Limassol accounted for 70 of Cyprus' 73 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Wildfires were named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, drought and heatwave.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Limassol stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

286 of its 528 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Bangkok accounted for 164 of Thailand's 286 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Protests & strikes

Hungary

48 of its 119 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Sziget accounted for 35 of Hungary's 48 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. 18 of Sziget's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Sziget stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

55 of its 99 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Cambodia

96 of its 179 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Phnom Penh accounted for 49 of Cambodia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

192 of its 581 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Tropical storm was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

44 of Kyiv's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Wildfires were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms and heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 76 of Bangladesh's 130 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Plane crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

32 of its 70 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Türkiye (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (47 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in Ireland (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Vietnam (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Bangladesh (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 17,304 stories about harm among 94,431 counted on 24 Jul.

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In Cyprus, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 94,431 stories, as usual. Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Cyprus' news. On 24 July 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cyprus68 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel65 in 100 of its 1,085 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela60 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Sudan60 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 London UK56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Bangkok Thailand46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Kyiv Ukraine44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Jerusalem Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193

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'sVanuatu: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice 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 fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAruba: coverage a little warmer 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 701 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Costa Rica few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as angry as the world's · 286 stories about harm ● Hungary few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 204 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,570 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice26% 4,391 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,283 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence13% 2,137 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 938 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 651 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 503 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 402 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 killed4,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,925 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations265 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Thailand and Cyprus Stories reporting people displaced170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about twice 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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