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

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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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.

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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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 readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 23 outletsAlaska, US -- other: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsCleveland, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 81 outletsOsun, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 57 stories, carried by 23 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 15 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 22 stories, carried by 13 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

● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 37 stories ● Alaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 11 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Cleveland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.