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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.

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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 readGuernsey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readIsrael: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualSussex, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsSeattle, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsKolkata, India -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 26 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 21 outletsCambridge, UK -- displacement: 23 stories, carried by 151 outletsGulf Shores, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 25 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 34 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 18 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

● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Seattle US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Kolkata India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 23 stories

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.