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The day's news pointed at flooding in Bangladesh, wildfires in Spain and protests in Mexico City (Mexico). Spain's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording 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 lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSpain 36 in 100 of its 631 stories, usually 12
RegionCentral Asia 16 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 →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

73 of its 135 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 43 of Bangladesh's 73 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

225 of its 631 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Wildfires were named in 170 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

68 of its 262 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 3 of Mexico City's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Health

Sudan

40 of its 46 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kordofan accounted for 18 of Sudan's 40 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Taiwan

43 of its 151 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

60 of its 150 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Negombo accounted for 35 of Sri Lanka's 60 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

432 of its 1,298 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

La Guaira accounted for 38 of Venezuela's 60 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Portugal

46 of its 141 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in China (45 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Taiwan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Venezuela (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 9 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 10 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 13,219 stories about harm among 71,187 counted on 10 Jul.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 71,187 stories, as usual. Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news. In Bangladesh, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. On 10 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria56 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh54 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela54 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba50 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Palestine49 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Tehran Iran31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Houston US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

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: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sIraq: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: 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 grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: 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 angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 352 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 432 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 10 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 225 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,349 stories · about as usual Health23% 3,046 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,896 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,573 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 726 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 585 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 458 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 337 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 killed3,303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,726 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,481 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured818 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations262 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting abductions153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees60 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the UK 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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