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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.

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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.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 readSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: 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: 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 readSenegal: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualAruba: warmth about its own usualRichmond, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsLubbock, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsSziget, Hungary -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 156 outletsCocles, Costa Rica -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsYeovil, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 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

● Richmond US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Lubbock US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Sziget Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Cocles Costa Rica about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Yeovil UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

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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