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The day's news pointed at building collapse in Ukraine, rights and justice in Mukdahan and flooding in Côte d’Ivoire. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 64 in 100 of its 444 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
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

Ukraine

285 of its 444 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kyiv accounted for 230 of Ukraine's 285 stories about harm, carried by 477 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (203 stories). Building collapse was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

107 of its 193 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Mukdahan accounted for 69 of Thailand's 107 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Mukdahan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Côte d’Ivoire

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Syria

79 of its 144 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Damascus accounted for 69 of Syria's 79 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

154 of its 385 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Heavy rain was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

La Guaira accounted for 217 of Venezuela's 275 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with diphtheria and measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

148 of its 424 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Building collapse was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ghana

83 of its 225 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

7 of its 15 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in France (25 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in Sri Lanka (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); building collapse in Russia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Venezuela (26 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 2 Jul. 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 13,541 stories about harm among 74,968 counted on 2 Jul.

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Côte d’Ivoire's news mentioned flooding about 5 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 74,968 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ukraine, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. A year earlier, on 2 July 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 →

Venezuela72 in 100 of its 382 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan67 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine64 in 100 of its 444 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Thailand55 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439 Jerusalem Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Tehran Iran26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Johannesburg South Africa23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Empire State Building US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: 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 readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 285 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 325 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 219 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,361 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,301 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 2,856 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,538 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 760 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 609 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 550 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 334 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 killed3,492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,453 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,075 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting refugees112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about one and a half times 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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