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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.

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 lessRussia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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 readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsWisconsin, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 30 outletsPort Harcourt, Nigeria -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsSouth Yorkshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsDes Moines, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 20 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

● Gwadar Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Port Harcourt Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 17 stories ● Swindon UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

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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