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The day's news pointed at flooding in Thailand, violence in Tigray and protests in Caracas (Venezuela). St Vincent's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostThailand 53 in 100 of its 198 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

104 of its 198 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bangkok accounted for 86 of Thailand's 104 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and covid.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

34 of its 62 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tigray accounted for 27 of Ethiopia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

St Vincent

10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

143 of its 281 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 78 of Ukraine's 143 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

UK

1,248 of its 5,096 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (236 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 40 of Nepal's 82 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Avalanche was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Korea

84 of its 221 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Seoul accounted for 64 of South Korea's 84 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

101 of its 231 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and storm surge.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Africa

221 of its 603 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Mexico (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Jersey (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bermuda (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (14 of its stories, about 6 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 28 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 11,871 stories about harm among 62,937 counted on 28 Sep.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. of the day's 62,937 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Thailand for the second day running. Thailand's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. On 28 September 2025, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal80 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 82 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia55 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand53 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine51 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Phagwara India58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Mumbai India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Washington US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Gaza Palestine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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 lessPeru: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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 readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDera Ismail Khan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 20 outletsPhilippine, Philippines -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 12 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 29 outletsTokyo, Japan -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsGaurikund, India -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 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

● Dera Ismail Khan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Istanbul Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Philippine Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,002 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice23% 2,682 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,147 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,810 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 696 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 532 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 490 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 250 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 killed2,810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,774 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected1,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations340 at about three times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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