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Most of the day's attention went to landslides in Kashmir, violence in Tehran and protests in Aqaba (Jordan). Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuyana 75 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

73 of its 137 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Landslides were named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

647 of its 1,371 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 312 of Iran's 647 stories about harm, carried by 690 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Jordan

28 of its 80 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Aqaba's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Aqaba stories →
Health

Mexico

120 of its 304 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Food poisoning was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

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

Russia

133 of its 338 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 90 of Russia's 133 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

122 of its 254 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kyiv accounted for 54 of Ukraine's 122 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guyana

48 of its 64 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Barima accounted for 33 of Guyana's 48 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (43 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Peru

26 of its 37 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

India

282 of Delhi's 376 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Dengue was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Congo

28 of its 35 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Greece (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in US (172 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Canada (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in India (44 of its stories, about 7 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 20 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 12,427 stories about harm among 64,134 counted on 20 Jul.

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Mexico's news mentioned food poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 64,134 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. Kashmir stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 20 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guyana75 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba55 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Uganda54 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Kashmir53 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 Tehran Iran71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312 Washington US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Nadda India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Houston US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuinea-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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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'sCuba: 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'sDR Congo: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 · 407 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 647 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 3,043 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,869 stories · about as usual Health23% 2,856 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,601 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 640 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 471 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 461 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 266 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 killed3,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,154 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting evacuations234 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill65 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees61 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK 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 harsher than 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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