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The news turned to protests in Tirana (Albania), deaths in Peshawar and flooding in Venezuela. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 36 in 100 of its 196 stories, usually 11
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Albania

33 of its 63 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Tirana accounted for 32 of Albania's 33 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 31 of Tirana's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

270 of its 507 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Peshawar accounted for 137 of Pakistan's 270 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Building collapse was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Peshawar stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

45 of its 77 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Caracas accounted for 35 of Venezuela's 45 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

67 of its 182 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and storms.

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

Iran

221 of its 496 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

52 of its 94 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh accounted for 144 of Saudi Arabia's 210 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

5 of Yaounde's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Ireland

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). House fires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 131 of Ukraine's 182 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. Power cuts were named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ukraine (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); bird flu in US (30 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 15 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 14,099 stories about harm among 73,072 counted on 15 Oct.

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The news turned to Albania for the third day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 73,072 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Türkiye's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. Albania stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. A year earlier, on 15 October 2025, 17 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 →

Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Yemen70 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela58 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Syria55 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 Mumbai India105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Washington US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Kyiv Ukraine38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Venezuela few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 282 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 3,743 stories · about as usual Health24% 3,368 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,223 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,863 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 881 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 849 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 598 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 311 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 killed3,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 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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