Asia · Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Sri Lanka
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
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3Uvindu Ayshcharya & DILU Beats
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Top today
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New
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Franchises and brands here
- Rush Hour series
Topics that belong to the same franchise, brand, series or maker on Wikidata, among the topics on the country pages today.
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 349 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- ආපදා කළමනාකරණයට ඒකාබද්ද මැදිහත්වීමක් අත්යවශ්යයි – අගමැති (itnnews.lk)
- Climate change threatens 'everything and everyone we love is at stake,' Thunberg warns at Cop31 (morningstaronline.co.uk)
Survey · 2023 90% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Election Commission urges SLFP to resolve general secretary dispute - Breaking News (dailymirror.lk)
- 共和党人为何主动弹劾赫格塞思 选举失利的替罪羊_军事频道_中华网 (china.com)
- Sri Lankan national fined K100,000 (malawi24.com)
- Malawi court convicts Srilankan Buddahima Wajirapani for illegal stay (maravipost.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.4The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.2× usual3.5 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.1× usual6.9 words per 1,000usually 6.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual7.8 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.
Weekly
The White House, Public domain New
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Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
By category
Business & economy
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The White House, Public domain New
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Books, arts & history
Sahibdin, Public domain New
Food & drink
Original uploader was TalShiar at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 1XXXX
Money & crypto
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Music
1Uvindu Ayshcharya & DILU Beats
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Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Politics & world affairs
Louis le Grand, Public domain
Sports
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TheCricketer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tech & AI
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Travel & places
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Industries here
Tech & software 33Media & entertainment 25Music 12Travel & tourism 7Advertising & marketing 7Telecom & internet 6Legal & professional services 5Jobs, HR & staffing 5Finance & banking 4Crypto & digital assets 4Education 3Retail & e-commerce 2Fashion & beauty 2Sports & fitness 2Gaming 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 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
2Dead-End Job
Rising
3Kauriburi: The Cursed Temple
New
4A Couple of Lies
5Lupin
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6Doctor X: Mafia in White
7Taken: Natalee Holloway
8The Rainmaker
9Black Doves
10Nobody Wants This
Falling
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1Baththa
2Rush Hour
New
3Final Destination Bloodlines
New
4Me Before You
5Sonic the Hedgehog 3
6Sigma
7Don't Trouble the Trouble
8Collision Course
9The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
10Rush Hour 2
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Uvindu Ayshcharya & DILU Beats
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2Sereena Batagoda
Falling
3Karol G
4Cozzy
Falling
5Yasas Medagedara
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6Channuka & Cozzy
8Sai Abhyankkar
9Anirudh Ravichander
Apple Music · 2026-11-11
App Store · Free apps
1Daraz Online Shopping App
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2Meta AI
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3Temu
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4ChatGPT
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5Nusuk | نسك
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6PickMe Sri Lanka
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7Hypic - Photo Editor & AI Art
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8WhatsApp Business
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9CapCut
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10Google Maps
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Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-11
App Store · Paid apps
1Money Manager (Remove Ads)
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2TeamSpeak 3
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3NEJM Image Challenge
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4Seabook+
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5Surviving Audio
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6Sarath Driving School Student
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7Pronounce Practice
New
8Useful Video Mosaic PRO
New
9Chromagraph Camera
Back
10Shadowrocket
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Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-11
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.