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14,227 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to the heatwave in Greece, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and violence in Kyiv. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostYemen 68 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 44
RegionEurope 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

65 of its 195 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Athens accounted for 43 of Greece's 65 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Heatwave was named in 16 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.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

122 of its 236 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 75 of Bangladesh's 122 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 45 of Dhaka's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

33 of its 39 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. el Porvenir accounted for 23 of Guatemala's 33 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Yemen

42 of its 62 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Sanaa accounted for 21 of Yemen's 42 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

54 of its 98 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

28 of its 144 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

95 of its 311 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

56 of its 233 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Romania (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Sri Lanka (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatwave in South Korea (13 of its stories, about 4 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 5 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 14,227 stories about harm among 73,839 counted on 5 Aug.

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19 in every 100 of the day's 73,839 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 5 August 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen68 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon55 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine55 in 100 of its 399 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh52 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Washington US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 457 Dhaka Bangladesh45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Kyiv Ukraine27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier 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'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful 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'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: 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 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 three times 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'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

● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 431 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Ghana few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 262 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,653 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice24% 3,415 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,792 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 1,728 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 729 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 660 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 647 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 326 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 killed3,428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,646 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,622 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured861 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations242 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill41 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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