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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Ashdod (Israel), illness in Bundibugyo and violence in Havana. Cuba's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 65 in 100 of its 253 stories, usually 42
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Israel

470 of its 788 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Ashdod accounted for 198 of Israel's 470 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 138 of Ashdod's 198 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Ashdod stories →
Health

Uganda

164 of its 253 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Bundibugyo accounted for 107 of Uganda's 164 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Bundibugyo stories →
Conflict & violence

Cuba

241 of its 465 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Havana accounted for 143 of Cuba's 241 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

23 of its 85 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 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.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Congo

77 of its 101 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Alima accounted for 24 of Congo's 77 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

France

167 of its 772 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Plane crash was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Honduras

11 of its 17 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed 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. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. la Paz accounted for 15 of Bolivia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. 13 of la Paz's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Portugal

23 of its 91 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

177 of its 477 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Egypt (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Singapore (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in France (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Congo (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); diphtheria in Australia (31 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 21 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 14,519 stories about harm among 82,230 counted on 21 May.

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Egypt's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 82,230 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Israel, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 51% is usual. A year earlier, on 21 May 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo76 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Uganda65 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Lebanon63 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 788 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Cuba52 in 100 of its 465 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ashdod Israel138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198 Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 444 Havana Cuba40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Chicago US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 281 stories about harm ● Uganda about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,962 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,752 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,263 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,634 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Food & livelihood6% 921 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 756 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 585 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 346 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 killed3,457 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured671 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ghana Stories reporting refugees97 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Argentina

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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