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Train derailment in Spain, violence in Dnipro and people killed in Gabon drew the news. Spain's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSpain 52 in 100 of its 602 stories, usually 18 Where the news went quietSaudi Arabia 38 stories about its people, usually about 188 a day Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

311 of its 602 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Madrid accounted for 187 of Spain's 311 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (138 stories). Train derailment was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with covid. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Madrid stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

162 of its 336 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dnipro accounted for 69 of Ukraine's 162 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Dnipro stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Gabon

11 of its 12 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

Gabon over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Syria

29 of its 57 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 23 of Palestine's 47 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

34 of its 105 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bosnia

9 of its 10 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

21 of its 35 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 18 of Haiti's 21 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets.

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Rights & justice

Nicaragua

6 of its 7 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Türkiye (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in India (163 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Syria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in France (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Israel (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 13,057 stories about harm among 72,809 counted on 29 Oct.

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In Spain, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 72,809 stories, below the usual 19. It was the second day running that the news turned to Spain. On 29 October 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen71 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan57 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Spain52 in 100 of its 602 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine52 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria51 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385 Madrid Spain60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Delhi India44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Hollywood US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Tehran Iran23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81

Stories, not people.

The world today

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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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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'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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readCyprus: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: 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'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: 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 angrier 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 angry 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 267 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 311 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 7 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,425 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,234 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,330 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,261 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood7% 873 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 795 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 609 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 239 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 killed3,296 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured880 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Sudan Stories reporting refugees61 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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