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13,857 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Tehran, a disaster in Sohar and people injured in South Africa. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostOman 59 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 13
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iran

621 of its 1,835 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tehran accounted for 314 of Iran's 621 stories about harm, carried by 620 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (278 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

66 of its 111 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Sohar accounted for 29 of Oman's 66 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories).

Oman over 30 days → its stories → Sohar stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

250 of its 736 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

UK

317 of Belfast's 386 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

85 of its 117 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kabul accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 85 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

225 of its 551 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

33 of its 115 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

71 of its 198 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kashmir

62 of its 154 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jammu accounted for 34 of Kashmir's 62 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 15 of Sudan's 26 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (111 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (40 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in India (12 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 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 13,857 stories about harm among 78,952 counted on 10 Jun.

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Of the day's 78,952 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 10 June 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Oman59 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 13 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel48 in 100 of its 607 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon45 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine44 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Belfast UK317 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Tehran Iran78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 436 Delhi India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113

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'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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'sCôte 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: 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'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry 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'sUkraine: 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'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

● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 403 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 225 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 621 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 294 stories about harm ● Uganda about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 60 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,565 stories · about as usual Health25% 3,361 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,490 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,686 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 797 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 711 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 602 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 351 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 killed3,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,586 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees107 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 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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