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The news turned to the earthquake in Peru, violence in Tehran and protests in Havana (Cuba). Iran's coverage was about three times 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 Iran and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 78 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 21
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Peru

53 of its 68 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Huancayo accounted for 33 of Peru's 53 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Earthquake was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Huancayo stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

554 of its 898 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 260 of Iran's 554 stories about harm, carried by 463 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

74 of its 96 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Havana accounted for 33 of Cuba's 74 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 18 of Havana's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Displacement

Jordan

50 of its 97 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

114 of its 159 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 85 of Ukraine's 114 stories about harm, carried by 415 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

73 of its 169 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 45 of Russia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

84 of its 116 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (35 stories). Flooding was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain and drownings.

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Disasters & accidents

Guyana

39 of its 69 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

35 of its 93 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (27 stories). Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

251 of its 904 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drownings and ebola.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kashmir (69 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); accidents in Indonesia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in US (110 of its stories, about three 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 19 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 7,370 stories about harm among 34,846 counted on 19 Jul.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 24 January 2026. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 34,846 stories, above the usual 19. Peru's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. Kashmir's news mentioned flooding about 6 times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 7 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru78 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba77 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir72 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine72 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Iran62 in 100 of its 898 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Tehran Iran70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Washington US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 San Isidro Cuba19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 23 Havana Cuba18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualMonguno, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsManila, Philippines -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 25 stories, carried by 78 outletsTexas, US -- disasters & accidents: 27 stories, carried by 28 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsAyodhya, India -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsUtah, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 29 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 28 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

● Monguno Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Manila Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Melbourne Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 25 stories ● Texas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 27 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 1,942 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice23% 1,637 stories · about as usual Health19% 1,398 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence14% 1,047 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 431 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 301 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 270 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 209 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 killed2,139 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people affected1,079 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people injured855 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting arrests706 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations236 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting abductions97 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Peru and Lebanon Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees30 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US

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.

● Angera little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.