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The news turned to protests in Herat (Afghanistan), the earthquake in the Philippines and people affected in Sweden. the Philippines' coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 68 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 46
RegionSoutheast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

84 of its 124 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Herat accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 84 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 22 of Herat's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Herat stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

251 of its 702 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Philippine accounted for 113 of the Philippines' 251 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Earthquake was named in 167 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides, typhoon and tropical storm. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Health

Sweden

24 of its 111 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

217 of its 547 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 41 of Islamabad's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 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.

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

Havana accounted for 18 of Cuba's 35 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Earthquake was named in 24 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

Iran

Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (133 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

29 of its 80 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

71 of its 183 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

28 of its 40 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Cuba (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in South Africa (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Iran (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); screwworm in US (90 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 9 Jun. 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 13,019 stories about harm among 75,594 counted on 9 Jun.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in the Philippines' news. of the day's 75,594 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Afghanistan stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%. On 9 June 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Palestine53 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda53 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Cuba50 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel48 in 100 of its 845 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Belfast UK93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Tehran Iran76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Washington US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Islamabad Pakistan41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Nanyuki Kenya33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSpain: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 65 stories, carried by 22 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 27 stories, carried by 30 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 14 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 30 outletsColorado, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsManipur, India -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsBonn, Germany -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

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.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 65 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,393 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,333 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,256 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,566 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 698 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 619 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 542 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 309 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 killed3,161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,512 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured938 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations97 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting refugees95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Cape Verde

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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