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7,501 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Phu Quoc, violence in Tehran and people injured in Canada. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about China and Spain →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostVietnam 80 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

143 of its 178 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Phu Quoc accounted for 111 of Vietnam's 143 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (125 stories). Natural hazards were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Phu Quoc stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

354 of its 1,004 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 227 of Iran's 354 stories about harm, carried by 459 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Accidents 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.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Canada

280 of its 913 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Illness was named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

44 of its 77 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Havana accounted for 26 of Cuba's 44 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. 14 of Havana's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

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

Thailand

85 of its 120 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bangkok accounted for 76 of Thailand's 85 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (45 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.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

174 of its 653 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Typhoon was named in 81 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and tropical storm.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

64 of its 229 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Wildfires were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

91 of its 208 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Flooding was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

20 of its 43 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 6 of Kathmandu's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 85 of Israel's 207 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in China (81 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (39 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (40 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); oil spill in Ukraine (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 7,501 stories about harm among 36,047 counted on 12 Jul.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 1 March 2026. of the day's 36,047 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Vietnam stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about China and Spain. For the second day running, the news turned to Vietnam. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vietnam80 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Thailand71 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela65 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba57 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Washington US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Delhi India17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Havana Cuba14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 26

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMonaco: warmth about its own usualOyo State, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 11 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 13 outletsSeaton Carew, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsPalmetto, US -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 91 outletsSan Francisco, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsToronto, Canada -- conflict & violence: 146 stories, carried by 327 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

● Oyo State Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Seaton Carew UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Palmetto US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 1,998 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice23% 1,664 stories · about as usual Health20% 1,455 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence15% 1,110 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 472 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 302 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 200 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 182 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 killed2,433 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,038 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests888 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured749 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and Iran Stories reporting evacuations208 at about twice the usual rate · most about China and Spain Stories reporting abductions106 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees34 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about one and a half 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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