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6,740 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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People injured in Pakistan, illness in Tenerife and volcanic eruption in Indonesia drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 56 in 100 of its 542 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

183 of its 404 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Building collapse was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

65 of its 122 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Russia

Moscow accounted for 74 of Russia's 102 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 27 of Lebanon's 42 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Argentina

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Ushuaia accounted for 16 of Argentina's 22 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 4 of Pyongyang's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

66 of its 126 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Havana accounted for 33 of Cuba's 66 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Canada (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in UK (56 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Iran (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in India (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); norovirus in US (17 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 10 May. 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 6,740 stories about harm among 37,714 counted on 10 May.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US. of the day's 37,714 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Pakistan's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. A year earlier, on 10 May 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon62 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Spain56 in 100 of its 542 stories · usually 18 · mostly health Indonesia53 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba52 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Denver US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Washington US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Tehran Iran21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Islamabad Pakistan16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier 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

● Lebanon few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 183 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 238 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 1,935 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice22% 1,467 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence16% 1,042 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 961 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 361 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 273 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 262 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 256 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 killed1,811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations204 at about three times the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting abductions89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees39 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain

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 harsher 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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