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8,506 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Moscow, wildfires in Greece and protests in Reykjavik (Iceland). Russia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 73 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 38
RegionEurope 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Conflict & violence

Russia

120 of its 261 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Moscow accounted for 69 of Russia's 120 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

51 of its 135 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Athens accounted for 36 of Greece's 51 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Wildfires were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

25 of its 54 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

95 of its 131 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kulgam accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 95 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

44 of its 99 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Fnideq accounted for 29 of Morocco's 44 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (36 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

150 of its 263 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kyiv accounted for 120 of Ukraine's 150 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

247 of its 491 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Avalanche was named in 110 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

259 of its 574 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (212 stories). Drownings were named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

59 of its 229 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Pakistan (110 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Spain (78 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Morocco (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Italy (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Hungary (13 of its stories, about 7 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 1 Aug. 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 8,506 stories about harm among 41,805 counted on 1 Aug.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 41,805 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 1 August 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Over July, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in July 2025.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir73 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba59 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 51 · mostly shelter & services Ukraine57 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Israel54 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Washington US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Tehran Iran25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Melilla Spain18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 San Francisco US13 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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 readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Nigeria a little warmer than the world's · 268 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 14 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 2,109 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 1,857 stories · about as usual Health21% 1,749 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence15% 1,224 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 464 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 388 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 262 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 261 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 killed2,454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests910 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations244 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting abductions107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees72 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.