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The news turned to volcanic eruption in Guatemala, the hunger in Afghanistan and people injured in Russia. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHungary 40 in 100 of its 53 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

40 of its 43 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Guatemala City accounted for 31 of Guatemala's 40 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Food & livelihood

Afghanistan

33 of its 53 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

154 of its 384 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

26 of its 42 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 11 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

Sri Lanka

67 of its 174 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain, cyclone and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Korea

94 of its 373 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Heatwave was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.

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Disasters & accidents

Yemen

37 of its 56 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

79 of its 224 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Athens accounted for 64 of Greece's 79 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Morocco

38 of its 143 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Romania (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Morocco (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Sri Lanka (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatwave in South Korea (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 13,687 stories about harm among 70,391 counted on 4 Aug.

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Guatemala stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 70,391 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Guatemala's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual. On 4 August 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen66 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 44 · mostly food & livelihood Palestine60 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela59 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon52 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Thanjavur India87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 469 Delhi India56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Newark US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Islamabad Pakistan34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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 readRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuyana: 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 readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 275 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 368 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 154 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,524 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice24% 3,152 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 3,060 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,436 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 778 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 591 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 518 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 321 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 killed3,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,611 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured833 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting evacuations323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill33 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 softer than 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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