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The day's news pointed at protests in Minsk (Belarus), violence in Mecca and rights and justice in Johannesburg. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 43 in 100 of its 725 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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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Protests & strikes

Belarus

24 of its 36 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Minsk accounted for 19 of Belarus' 24 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 14 of Minsk's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories).

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

310 of its 725 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Mecca accounted for 177 of Saudi Arabia's 310 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

223 of its 699 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Johannesburg accounted for 116 of South Africa's 223 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → Johannesburg stories →
Health

Fiji

36 of its 90 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. HIV was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Israel

353 of its 644 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Building collapse was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

65 of its 78 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kordofan accounted for 46 of Sudan's 65 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

251 of its 626 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 191 of Palestine's 237 stories about harm, carried by 507 outlets. Hunger was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with building collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 4 of Guatemala City's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

26 of its 72 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Palestine (55 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); building collapse in Israel (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Iran (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in US (196 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 Sep. 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 13,314 stories about harm among 72,567 counted on 16 Sep.

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Belarus' news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. of the day's 72,567 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Fiji's news mentioned HIV about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 16 September 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan83 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal70 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine59 in 100 of its 401 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 644 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen53 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Gaza Palestine75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Washington US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 498 Utah Valley US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Los Angeles US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359

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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualWilson County, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsLufodo, Nigeria -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 47 stories, carried by 30 outletsOregon, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 57 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 31 stories, carried by 13 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 21 stories, carried by 10 outletsMinsk, Belarus -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 44 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 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

● Wilson County US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Lufodo Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 47 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 3,109 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 2,905 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,204 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence16% 2,092 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood7% 888 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 882 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 589 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 312 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 killed3,676 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,625 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured859 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions188 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees162 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations95 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 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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