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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Paris (France), illness in Pyongyang and violence in Shabwa. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKenya 43 in 100 of its 268 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 13 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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

382 of its 1,145 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 284 of France's 382 stories about harm, carried by 480 outlets. 234 of Paris' 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (188 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Health

North Korea

32 of its 84 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Pyongyang accounted for 28 of North Korea's 32 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

84 of its 102 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Shabwa accounted for 41 of Yemen's 84 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Shabwa stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

Havana accounted for 30 of Cuba's 45 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Kenya

115 of its 268 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Hunger was named in 28 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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

57 of its 73 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 12 of Abyei's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). 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.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

106 of its 440 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 17 of Madrid's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

37 of its 73 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh accounted for 109 of Saudi Arabia's 171 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

24 of its 29 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 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.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Kenya (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Spain (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Nigeria (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Palestine (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (17 of its stories, about 5 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 20 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 12,879 stories about harm among 69,800 counted on 20 Oct.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to France. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 69,800 stories, as usual. On 20 October 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today. In France, 33% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan78 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Colombia51 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba49 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Delhi India102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Washington US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Milan Italy37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39 Lagos Nigeria26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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'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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful 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'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful 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 grief-stricken 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

● Tajikistan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 114 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,384 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice27% 3,377 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,910 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,757 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 809 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 588 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 502 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 268 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 killed3,180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,789 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured993 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations89 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 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
● 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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