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13,995 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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People killed in Portugal, people affected in Bosnia and tropical storm in China drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 46 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 10
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Portugal

89 of its 195 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Illness was named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

285 of its 1,421 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Tropical storm was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tornadoes, cyclone and storm surge.

China over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

67 of its 177 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

175 of its 420 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (141 stories). Power cuts were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Congo

42 of its 47 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

82 of its 293 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in France (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in US (143 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); power cuts in Iran (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 13,995 stories about harm among 74,865 counted on 9 Jul.

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Portugal's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 10%. of the day's 74,865 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Mentions of wildfires ran about 4 times their usual in France's news. A year earlier, on 9 July 2025, 19 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 →

Venezuela68 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan61 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Portugal46 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 10 · mostly health Palestine46 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba46 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 46 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 Tehran Iran48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Houston US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: too little coverage to readJammu & 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualSokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- rights & justice: 51 stories, carried by 126 outletsConnecticut, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 18 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsSwindon, UK -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 13 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

● Sokoto Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Melbourne Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 51 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,578 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents23% 3,116 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,114 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,648 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 766 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 627 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 550 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 316 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 killed3,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations214 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees87 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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