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13,756 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Qusra, people affected in Zimbabwe and people killed in Ethiopia. Zimbabwe's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostZimbabwe 45 in 100 of its 117 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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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Conflict & violence

Palestine

140 of its 191 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Qusra accounted for 80 of Palestine's 140 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Qusra stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

53 of its 117 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Ethiopia

15 of its 28 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

Havana accounted for 23 of Cuba's 42 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 12 of Havana's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Oman

28 of its 70 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Oil spill was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

47 of its 171 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

43 of its 62 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sanaa accounted for 17 of Yemen's 43 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Train derailment was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 79 of Russia's 157 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

175 of its 247 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (95 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Oman (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Netherlands (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Romania (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Italy (11 of its stories, about three 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 13 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 13,756 stories about harm among 71,918 counted on 13 Aug.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 71,918 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 13 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 →

Palestine73 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia71 in 100 of its 247 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen69 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela50 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 432 Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Boston US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Moscow Russia33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Tehran Iran28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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'sThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice 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'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer 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'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 1,096 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 206 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,447 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 3,281 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,024 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,369 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 703 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 649 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 632 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 386 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 killed3,394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,681 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,449 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations214 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting abductions120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced103 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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.

● Angera little less than 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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