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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.

its stories →
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.

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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: 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: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEkun, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsBurnham, UK -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 52 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 82 outletsOrlando, US -- health: 26 stories, carried by 31 outletsSan Antonio, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsShanghai, China -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 27 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 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

● Ekun Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Burnham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Brisbane Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Orlando US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● San Antonio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.