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13,057 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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).

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

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 lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: too little coverage to readIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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 lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPretoria, South Africa -- other: 10 stories, carried by 48 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 16 outletsStowmarket, UK -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsMexico City, Mexico -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 32 outletsVancouver, Canada -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 24 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 81 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

● Pretoria South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 10 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Stowmarket UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Mexico City Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories

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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