Asia · Monday, 9 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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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 362 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- What America's Midterms Can Teach Us - Opinion (dailymirror.lk)
- 历史性科技崩溃背后，是恐慌性出清还是真实的周期转折？ (wallstreetcn.com)
- 特朗普回应万斯涉伊朗战争言论：很多人不喜欢 (ifeng.com)
- 万斯把选举失利归咎于伊朗战争 川普这样回应 (wenxuecity.com)
Survey · 2023 90% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- ලංකා ආර්ථිකය පුංචි වෙලා - Lankadeepa Online (lankadeepa.lk)
- 2026年11月新車促銷總整理， (tvbs.com.tw)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.4The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.8 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 6.3The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual5.7 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.4 words per 1,000usually 7.4The 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.
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By category
Business & economy
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DNEG, CC BY-SA 4.0
Books, arts & history
Sahibdin, Public domain New
Food & drink
Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 1XXXX
Movies & TV
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Politics & world affairs
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Louis le Grand, Public domain Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0
Society & beliefs
Alokjain19883105, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sports
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Bassfish22, CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel & places
Muhammad Ashar, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
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Binuka poojan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 31Music 31Travel & tourism 3Sports & fitness 2Government & public sector 2Food & beverage 1Gaming 1Tech & software 1AI 1Education 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
- Civil and Structural Engineering
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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2Cozzy
3Karol G
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4Uvindu Ayshcharya & DILU Beats
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6Channuka & Cozzy
7Sai Abhyankkar
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8Yasas Medagedara
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9Anirudh Ravichander
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Apple Music · 2026-11-10
Data credits: Apple Music · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.