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Violence in Moscow, plane crash in Peru and wildfires in Greece drew the news. Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece → Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Pakistan and the UK →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPeru 87 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Russia

176 of its 265 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Moscow accounted for 135 of Russia's 176 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (119 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

76 of its 87 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (75 stories). Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

138 of its 209 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Athens accounted for 119 of Greece's 138 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Wildfires were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave, drought and plane crash.

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

Pakistan

267 of its 435 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (44 stories). Avalanche was named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

84 of its 152 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Surabaya accounted for 51 of Indonesia's 84 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

167 of its 390 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (135 stories). Drownings were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

63 of its 87 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 39 of Palestine's 63 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

68 of its 123 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 42 of Ukraine's 68 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

73 of its 238 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Storms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Spain (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Pakistan (71 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Hungary (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in France (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in South Korea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 7,590 stories about harm among 34,208 counted on 2 Aug.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 29 December 2024. of the day's 34,208 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece. It was the second day running that the news turned to Russia. In Russia, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Peru87 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 29 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Palestine72 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Russia66 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Greece66 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Pakistan61 in 100 of its 435 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Washington US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Tehran Iran31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Swat Pakistan21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 30 Kolkata India17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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 readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sMali: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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 readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 259 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 222 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents28% 2,093 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice19% 1,434 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health18% 1,349 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence17% 1,248 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 469 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 337 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 281 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 228 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 killed2,488 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,099 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured890 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting arrests686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations288 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees95 at about twice the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the UK Stories reporting abductions92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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