How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,110 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Climate More than usual
   6.8% of the news · usually 0.7% · 10.1× usual · 75 articles
   • ΦΕΥΓΕΙ από τον ΓΣΟ ο Τραΐκοβιτς μετά από 17 χρόνια: «Ο σεβασμός δεν πρέπει να είναι μονόδρομος» (tothemaonline.com)
   • H κλιματική αλλαγή υπερβαίνει την πολιτική λέει ο ΠτΔ σε παρέμβαση στη COP31 (cna.org.cy)

   Survey · 2023 82% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

   Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. Democracy and elections
   6.7% of the news · usually 6.8% · 74 articles
   • Αντι-Νavtex εξέδωσε και η Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (kathimerini.com.cy)
   • Αντι-Νavtex εξέδωσε η Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία μετά τη Navtex της Τουρκίας (tothemaonline.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. War and security More than usual
   4.7% of the news · usually 3.0% · 1.6× usual · 52 articles
   • İran'dan misilleme: Arjantin ordusu 'terör örgütü' ilan edildi - Kıbrıs Gazetesi - Kıbrıs Haber, KKTC Son Dakika ve Gündem Haberleri (kibrisgazetesi.com)
   • İngiltere'de 1000 gün içinde savaşa hazır olma uyarısı - Kıbrıs Gazetesi - Kıbrıs Haber, KKTC Son Dakika ve Gündem Haberleri (kibrisgazetesi.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 30% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 13% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Health More than usual
   2.1% of the news · usually 1.3% · 1.6× usual · 23 articles
   • Kongo'da Ebola salgınında can kaybı 5 bini aştı - Kıbrıs Gazetesi - Kıbrıs Haber, KKTC Son Dakika ve Gündem Haberleri (kibrisgazetesi.com)
   • Παγκόσμια Ημέρα κατά της Πνευμονίας:Η πρόληψη και η έγκαιρη διάγνωση σώζουν ζωές (dialogos.com.cy)

   Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. Cost of living
   1.4% of the news · usually 0.6% · 2.4× usual · 16 articles
   • Türkiye'de yılın son enflasyon raporu yarın açıklanacak - Kıbrıs Gazetesi - Kıbrıs Haber, KKTC Son Dakika ve Gündem Haberleri (kibrisgazetesi.com)
   • Küresel piyasalar ABD'de açıklanan enflasyon verisi sonrası karışık seyrediyor - Kıbrıs Gazetesi - Kıbrıs Haber, KKTC Son Dakika ve Gündem Haberleri (kibrisgazetesi.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 30% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 24% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 21% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. Immigration
   0.9% of the news · usually 0.7% · 10 articles
   • Κομισιόν: Κυπριακό, επίσκεψη Φίτο στην Τουρκία στις 20 Νοεμβρίου και Σένγκεν στην ατζέντα... (cna.org.cy)
   • Earned settlement: Payroll's new role in worker sponsorship (webinar) (personneltoday.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 23% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. Jobs and work
   0.8% of the news · usually 0.9% · 9 articles
   • Bir gecede büyük kazanacaklar! Ünlülerin 2027 Yılbaşı gecesi alacakları ücret belli oldu (sozcu.com.tr)

   Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. AI
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.9% · 5 articles
   • Energy shock and AI pose fresh challenges for monetary policy, says CBC governor (cyprus-mail.com)
   • AI investments pay off, but businesses are less prepared for the risks (cyprus-mail.com)

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.1positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.4The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual3.0 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
• Fear1.1× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
• Anger0.9× usual5.2 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual5.1 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty0.9× usual5.7 words per 1,000usually 6.6The GDELT Project

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.