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The day's news pointed at illness in Bangkok, protests in the Gulf of Oman (Oman) and refugees in Nigeria. Nigeria's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 59 in 100 of its 191 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Health

Thailand

113 of its 191 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bangkok accounted for 85 of Thailand's 113 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Protests & strikes

Oman

37 of its 56 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. the Gulf of Oman accounted for 19 of Oman's 37 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 13 of the Gulf of Oman's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Oman over 30 days → its stories → Gulf of Oman stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

447 of its 1,224 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

21 of its 59 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 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.

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

Afghanistan

52 of its 82 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 19 of Herat's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Poland

16 of its 66 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 3 of Warsaw's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 41 of Palestine's 65 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Central African Republic

18 of its 20 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bangui accounted for 17 of the Central African Republic's 18 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets.

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Rights & justice

Liberia

23 of its 56 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

20 of its 55 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Belize (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Philippines (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in India (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in UK (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatstroke in US (29 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 12 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 12,643 stories about harm among 72,662 counted on 12 Jun.

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Thailand's news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 72,662 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Belize's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 12 June 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 →

Oman66 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Thailand59 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 23 · mostly health Palestine57 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon53 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Belfast UK68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 New Delhi India59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Washington US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 358 Tehran Iran40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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'sLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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 readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful 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'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful 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 about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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

● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 447 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 462 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 19 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,147 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,120 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,165 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,540 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 721 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 681 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 643 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 339 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 killed3,160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,406 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured785 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions140 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees121 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about a third of 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 much 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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