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Flooding in Afghanistan, violence in Tehran and protests in Delhi (India) drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuyana 64 in 100 of its 76 stories, usually 23
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

56 of its 81 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Nuristan accounted for 27 of Afghanistan's 56 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Flooding was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Nuristan stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

499 of its 1,130 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 236 of Iran's 499 stories about harm, carried by 415 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

India

1,530 of its 4,775 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 520 of Delhi's 602 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Gas explosion was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

India over 30 days → its stories → Delhi stories →
Health

Mexico

78 of its 260 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with food poisoning and poisoning.

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

Guyana

49 of its 76 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Barima accounted for 27 of Guyana's 49 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

23 of its 39 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

78 of its 262 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

97 of its 179 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Beirut accounted for 53 of Lebanon's 97 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

52 of its 120 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Flooding was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

11 of its 28 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kashmir (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Taiwan (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Ghana (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 14,552 stories about harm among 72,093 counted on 21 Jul.

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Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. of the day's 72,093 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Afghanistan stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%. On 21 July 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua77 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Guyana64 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine56 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon54 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India520 stories about protests or strikes, of its 602 Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Tehran Iran59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Nadda India47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Manhattan US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: 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 readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 · 368 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 499 stories about harm ● Haiti few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 240 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 56 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,653 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 3,385 stories · about as usual Health23% 3,277 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,873 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 724 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 574 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 541 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 285 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 killed3,736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,609 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions199 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations161 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about the usual rate

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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