Asia · Saturday, 7 November 2026
Sri Lanka
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 4.0 Dilshan123456, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Everyday apps here: CamScanner + | PDF Scanner · SkyView® · TonalEnergy Tuner & Metronome · Fussy Toddler Recipes · Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 2,452 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- බීඩි කොළ තොගයක් නාවික හමුදා භාරයට (itnnews.lk)
- US Navy MV-22B Osprey aircraft arrives at Katunayake Airport - Breaking News (dailymirror.lk)
- Democracy and elections More than usual
- Is the AI Boom Cracking? (slguardian.org)
- Why startups from Italy, Tunisia and Sri Lanka are moving to the UAE: Smart shoes, AI prosthetics and a pet clinic (emirates247.com)
- Jobs and work Anxious
- Climate More than usual
Survey · 2023 90% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.6The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual3.1 words per 1,000usually 3.3The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual6.4 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual5.7 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.4 words per 1,000usually 7.3The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Alokjain19883105, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
By category
Business & economy
Hamilton Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0
Books, arts & history
Sahibdin, Public domain Rising
Fashion & beauty
Verghese TK, CC BY-SA 4.0 Everyday app
Food & drink
Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 1XXXX
Health & wellness
1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Everyday app
3AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
Movies & TV
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Music
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Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0 Weekly
Celebrities & creators
Mike M. Cohen, CC BY 3.0
Politics & world affairs
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Louis le Grand, Public domain
Society & beliefs
Alokjain19883105, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Travel & places
Ansgar Koreng, CC BY-SA 3.0 de National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Public domain
Industries here
Media & entertainment 35Music 19Tech & software 19Sports & fitness 9Telecom & internet 5Advertising & marketing 4Travel & tourism 3Education 2Nonprofits & NGOs 2Food & beverage 1Fashion & beauty 1Gaming 1Government & public sector 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation4.1%Dec 2016 · +0.7 pts since Nov 2016World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.9%Dec 2025 · ±0.0 pts since Nov 2025World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth5.0%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment18.6%2025 · −0.5 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Plant Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Sociology and Political Science
Society
- People online54.6%2024 · +3.4 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change51.8%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority73.5%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Akka: The Protectors
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2Lupin
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3Nobody Wants This
4The One About Matthew Perry
5Doctor X: Mafia in White
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6Dead-End Job
8The Diplomat
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9100 Days of Deception
10Below
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Baththa
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2Dorothy
3Manoj Bajpayee
4The Paradise
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5Dhoomakethu
6Sigma
7English Vinglish
8The Addams Family
9Vishwanath & Sons
10Surviving Hurricane Otis
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Sereena Batagoda
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Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0 2Karol G
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3Cozzy
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4Sai Abhyankkar
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5Channuka & Cozzy
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7Anirudh Ravichander
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8Yasas Medagedara
Apple Music · 2026-11-08
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
2ChatGPT
3PickMe Sri Lanka
4Temu
5CapCut
6Google Maps
7Tiktok
8Daraz Online Shopping App
9YayTalk: Learn & Speak English
10WhatsApp Business
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App Store · 2026-11-08
App Store · Paid apps
1Tafheem ul Quran - English
2CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
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3SkyView®
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4Runway assistant
5Money Manager (Remove Ads)
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6Shadowrocket
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7FE File Explorer
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8Procreate
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9Voice Recorder - Audio Record
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10TonalEnergy Tuner & Metronome
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App Store · 2026-11-08
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.