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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Manggarai, people killed in Cambodia and arrests in Zambia. Congo's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 56 in 100 of its 252 stories, usually 31
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

141 of its 252 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Manggarai accounted for 52 of Indonesia's 141 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Manggarai stories →
Conflict & violence

Cambodia

24 of its 51 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Belgium

40 of its 103 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (25 stories). Wildfires were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms and drought.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

76 of its 188 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

44 of its 107 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kariba accounted for 27 of Zimbabwe's 44 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Mongolia

10 of its 24 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

24 of its 49 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

71 of its 325 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Belgium (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Mongolia (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in South Korea (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 11,916 stories about harm among 60,850 counted on 17 Aug.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. of the day's 60,850 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Belgium's news mentioned wildfires about three times as often as usual. Indonesia's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. On 17 August 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia65 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Indonesia56 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel49 in 100 of its 589 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia47 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Tehran Iran47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Moscow Russia20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualMecca, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsKebbe, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 12 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 30 outletsOsun, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 14 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 16 outletsFlorida, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 27 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 10 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 87 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

● Mecca Saudi Arabia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Kebbe Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Quebec Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Osun Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,024 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,634 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,495 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,430 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 862 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 560 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 431 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 253 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 killed3,450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations197 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting abductions121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees62 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 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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