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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Bangkok, wildfires in Cyprus and protests in Kyiv (Ukraine). Thailand's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostThailand 51 in 100 of its 497 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Conflict & violence

Thailand

255 of its 497 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bangkok accounted for 111 of Thailand's 255 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cyprus

32 of its 51 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Limassol accounted for 30 of Cyprus' 32 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Wildfires were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Cambodia

89 of its 171 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Phnom Penh accounted for 50 of Cambodia's 89 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Samoa

13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

152 of its 487 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Typhoon was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

711 of its 1,047 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Hunger was named in 360 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

106 of its 157 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Damascus accounted for 43 of Syria's 106 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

30 of its 64 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 21 of Lebanon's 30 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Israel (360 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Palestine (110 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Samoa (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 25 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 15,725 stories about harm among 86,791 counted on 25 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 86,791 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. For the second day running, the news turned to Thailand. Thailand stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual in Israel's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan68 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel68 in 100 of its 1,047 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus63 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents Cambodia52 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 London UK60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Jerusalem Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Gaza Palestine32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Manhattan US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'sPuerto Rico: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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 readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as angry as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 711 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 249 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,082 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice26% 3,934 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,985 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence13% 1,960 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 865 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 661 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 473 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 441 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 killed3,958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,847 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations254 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Thailand and the US Stories reporting abductions248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada 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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