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14,012 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Copenhagen, violence in Kabul and rights and justice in Mongomo. Afghanistan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDenmark 50 in 100 of its 138 stories, usually 22
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Denmark

69 of its 138 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Copenhagen accounted for 64 of Denmark's 69 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Accidents were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

57 of its 89 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kabul accounted for 21 of Afghanistan's 57 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

82 of its 121 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 47 of Palestine's 82 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). HIV was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Tanzania

25 of its 64 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zambia

11 of its 29 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Rights & justice

Ghana

52 of its 224 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Ukraine (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Iran (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in UK (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 Apr. 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 14,012 stories about harm among 83,260 counted on 23 Apr.

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In Ukraine's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 83,260 stories, as usual. Denmark's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. A year earlier, on 23 April 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine68 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon63 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Equatorial Guinea56 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Denmark50 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461 Tehran Iran59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233 Delhi India22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 New York US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Yemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 24 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Zambia: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 29 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 31 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tanzania: 39 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 34 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 705 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 23 in 100 of its 585 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 449 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 22 in 100 of its 479 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 32 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 28 in 100 of its 299 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 29 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 28 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 63 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 587 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 22 in 100 of its 2,263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 41 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guinea: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ghana: 23 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Finland: 27 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Equatorial Guinea: 56 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Denmark: 50 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 28 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 25 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 25 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 29 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Armenia: 34 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Algeria: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Northern Mariana Islands: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Lebanon 63 in 100 of its 234 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 68 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 64 in 100 of its 89 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 48 in 100 of its 587 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Denmark 50 in 100 of its 138 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Equatorial Guinea 56 in 100 of its 61 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 3,422 stories · about as usual Health25% 3,420 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,378 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,968 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Food & livelihood6% 799 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 775 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 602 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 374 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 killed3,308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,674 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured852 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced193 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Israel Stories reporting abductions142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees137 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about the usual rate

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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