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14,552 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

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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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 39 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 48 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 59 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 37 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 30 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Panama: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 464 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,424 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 77 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mauritania: 93 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malta: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 36 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 54 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 498 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 1,130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)India: 32 in 100 of its 4,775 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 66 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guyana: 64 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Denmark: 38 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 50 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Costa Rica: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 93 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chile: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 69 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 43 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Nicaragua 77 in 100 of its 60 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 69 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Guyana 64 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Lebanon 54 in 100 of its 179 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 48 in 100 of its 498 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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