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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.

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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.

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 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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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 lessColombia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualDarcha, India -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 40 stories, carried by 23 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 15 outletsAlaska, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 35 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsBurnham, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 111 outletsRochester, US -- food & livelihood: 11 stories, carried by 29 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 28 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

● Darcha India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 40 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 51 stories ● Alaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

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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