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The news turned to protests in Kathmandu (Nepal), flooding in Afghanistan and people injured in Kuwait. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.
Protests & strikes
45 of its 100 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kathmandu accounted for 39 of Nepal's 45 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 32 of Kathmandu's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
Disasters & accidents
Kabul accounted for 20 of Afghanistan's 42 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Deaths & injuries, cause not given
16 of its 33 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Tehran accounted for 317 of Iran's 553 stories about harm, carried by 637 outlets. Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence
15 of its 17 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Beirut accounted for 45 of Lebanon's 75 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Disasters & accidents
Havana accounted for 26 of Cuba's 42 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
Conflict & violence
Jerusalem accounted for 143 of Israel's 294 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Protests & strikes
106 of Washington's 199 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
cyclone in Australia (36 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).
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It was the second day running that the news turned to Nepal. of the day's 38,441 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. On 29 March 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 of 7 days.
17 in every 100 of the day's 38,441 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18). Nepal: 45 of its 100 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Afghanistan: Kabul accounted for 20 of Afghanistan's 42 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Kuwait: 16 of its 33 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Iran: Tehran accounted for 317 of Iran's 553 stories about harm, carried by 637 outlets. Mentions of the cyclone ran about three times their usual in Australia's news. Mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual in New Zealand's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Nepal. A year earlier, on 29 March 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 of 7 days. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: too little coverage to read Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: too little coverage to read Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: too little coverage to read Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: too little coverage to read Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: about as warm as its own usual or less Suriname: too little coverage to read South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: too little coverage to read Slovenia: too little coverage to read Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: about as warm as its own usual or less Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: too little coverage to read Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: too little coverage to read Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: too little coverage to read Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: too little coverage to read Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: too little coverage to read Nicaragua: too little coverage to read New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: too little coverage to read Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: about as warm as its own usual or less Mongolia: too little coverage to read Moldova: too little coverage to read Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: too little coverage to read Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: about as warm as its own usual or less North Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Luxembourg: too little coverage to read Lithuania: too little coverage to read Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: too little coverage to read Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: too little coverage to read Laos: too little coverage to read Kyrgyzstan: too little coverage to read Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: too little coverage to read Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: too little coverage to read Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: too little coverage to read Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: too little coverage to read Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: too little coverage to read France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or less New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: too little coverage to read Eritrea: too little coverage to read Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: too little coverage to read Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: too little coverage to read Dominican Republic: too little coverage to read Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: too little coverage to read Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: too little coverage to read Côte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or less Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: too little coverage to read Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: too little coverage to read Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: too little coverage to read Central African Republic: too little coverage to read Cape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or less Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: too little coverage to read Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: too little coverage to read Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: too little coverage to read Bosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to read Bolivia: too little coverage to read Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: too little coverage to read Belize: too little coverage to read Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: too little coverage to read Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read Angola: too little coverage to read Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: too little coverage to read Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: too little coverage to read British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: too little coverage to read Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: too little coverage to read Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or less Mayotte: too little coverage to read Ukraine: warmth about its own usual Qatar: warmth about its own usual China: warmth about its own usual China: warmth about its own usual Ukraine: warmth about its own usual Beijing, China -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 19 outlets Chippenham, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outlets Minnesota, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Kyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 21 outlets Toronto, Canada -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 13 outlets Moscow, Russia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 34 outlets New York, US -- health: 46 stories, carried by 50 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
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
● Griefa little more than 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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