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The day's news pointed at protests in Paris (France), power cuts in Ukraine and helicopter crash in Zimbabwe. Ukraine's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUnited Arab Emirates 22 in 100 of its 166 stories, usually 10
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

France

210 of its 822 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 88 of Paris' 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 72 of Ukraine's 103 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Power cuts were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Hepatitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

United Arab Emirates

37 of its 166 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

DR Congo

23 of its 24 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. 5 of Ebola's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Algeria

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Botswana

8 of its 23 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

42 of its 109 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bangkok accounted for 34 of Thailand's 42 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

8 of its 19 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Mexico (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in India (19 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 2 Oct. 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 12,334 stories about harm among 65,259 counted on 2 Oct.

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Of the day's 65,259 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 2 October 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen72 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal66 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine52 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 667 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba44 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 Paris France88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Mumbai India61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Washington US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSouth Africa: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Algeria few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 9 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 337 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 913 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 3,335 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health26% 3,099 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,804 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 1,588 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 778 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 743 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 446 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 280 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 killed3,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,609 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,270 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured632 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations56 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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