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The day's news pointed at violence in Mexico City, road crashes in Belize and rights and justice in Malabo. Belize's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.
Conflict & violence
207 of its 432 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Mexico City accounted for 110 of Mexico's 207 stories about harm, carried by 407 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Road crashes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Disasters & accidents
16 of its 46 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 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.
Rights & justice
23 of its 45 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Malabo accounted for 17 of Equatorial Guinea's 23 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).
Protests & strikes
9 of its 24 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 4 of Tbilisi's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Covid was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Rights & justice
17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
Disasters & accidents
153 of its 769 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories).
Conflict & violence
Jerusalem accounted for 132 of Israel's 372 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Protests & strikes
3 of Stockholm's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Disasters & accidents
Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
train derailment in Iran (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Nigeria (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in India (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in US (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).
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Belize's news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 81,958 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Mexico. Mexico stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. On 21 April 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.
18 in every 100 of the day's 81,958 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 17). Mexico: 207 of its 432 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Belize: 16 of its 46 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Equatorial Guinea: 23 of its 45 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Georgia: 9 of its 24 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Belize's news. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Iran's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Mexico. A year earlier, on 21 April 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Guam: too little coverage to read Puerto Rico: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: too little coverage to read Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: about as warm as its own usual or less Timor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Suriname: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: about as warm as its own usual or less Malta: too little coverage to read Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Eritrea: too little coverage to read Equatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: about as warm as its own usual or less Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: too little coverage to read Cape Verde: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: about as warm as its own usual or less Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belgium: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read Angola: about as warm as its own usual or less Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: too little coverage to read Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: 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 Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: too little coverage to read Marshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less San Marino: about as warm as its own usual or less St Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or less Cook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: too little coverage to read Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or less Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: about as warm as its own usual or less Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Egypt: warmth about its own usual Colombia: warmth about its own usual Burkina Faso: warmth about its own usual Afghanistan: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Kashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Kashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Kashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Kwara, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 15 outlets Pahalgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 12 outlets Jammu, Kashmir -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 14 outlets Oklahoma, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outlets Vancouver, Canada -- health: 30 stories, carried by 33 outlets Utah, US -- health: 38 stories, carried by 112 outlets Cairo, Egypt -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Lagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 18 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 about as 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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