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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 →
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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.

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: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMontana, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsConnecticut, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsBurnham, UK -- food & livelihood: 18 stories, carried by 54 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 21 stories, carried by 17 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 61 stories, carried by 24 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- health: 24 stories, carried by 49 outletsMilan, Italy -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 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

● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Burnham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 18 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Ibadan Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.