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13,541 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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 →
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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.

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 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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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 lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualPlateau State, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsNagpur, India -- displacement: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsDumfries, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 23 outletsManila, Philippines -- health: 35 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 27 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 19 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

● Plateau State Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Nagpur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 18 stories ● Dumfries UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Manila Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories

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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