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The news turned to protests in Paris (France), violence in Karak and the typhoon in Taiwan. Jordan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJordan 68 in 100 of its 169 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

321 of its 980 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Paris accounted for 225 of France's 321 stories about harm, carried by 418 outlets. 115 of Paris' 225 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Jordan

115 of its 169 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Karak accounted for 97 of Jordan's 115 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Karak stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

75 of its 163 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Taipei accounted for 49 of Taiwan's 75 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Typhoon was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms and heavy rain.

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

Palestine

116 of its 162 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Hebron accounted for 67 of Palestine's 116 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

303 of its 1,427 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (142 stories). Earthquake was named in 150 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ecuador

12 of its 20 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

21 of its 70 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hungary

11 of its 41 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 5 of Budapest's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

Romania

56 of its 156 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in China (150 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Spain (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Nigeria (89 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in UK (184 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Venezuela (11 of its stories, about 4 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 23 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 13,203 stories about harm among 69,155 counted on 23 Oct.

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For the seventh day running, the news turned to France. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 69,155 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 23 October 2025, 16 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In France, 33% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine72 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen68 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Jordan68 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 13 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal60 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Delhi India111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Tehran Iran19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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 readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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 readYemen: 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'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Jordan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 339 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 110 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,368 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,241 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,267 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,641 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 849 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 589 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 578 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 335 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 killed3,313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,303 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and China Stories reporting abductions123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations94 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Taiwan Stories reporting refugees63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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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