Asia · Saturday, 7 November 2026
Maldives
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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BhikhariInformer, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0 Rising
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Krists Luhaers, CC BY 2.0 Rising
BhikhariInformer, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Everyday apps here: SP Camera · Storage Cleaner* · Whee - TikTok Chat · Avas App · MWSC. 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 921 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- New Mexico lawmakers say they hope to bar informal local collaboration with ICE (santafenewmexican.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.2positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.0The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.8× usual2.2 words per 1,000usually 2.8The GDELT Project
- Fear0.6× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
- Anger0.7× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 3.9The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.8× usual4.3 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.3 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.
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0
By category
Business & economy
3Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Everyday app
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
Everyday app
Education & careers
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Everyday app
Food & drink
Everyday app
Everyday app
Health & wellness
1AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
2StepUp Pedometer Step Counter
Falling Everyday app
Money & crypto
Everyday app
Movies & TV
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Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Music
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Krists Luhaers, CC BY 2.0 Rising
BhikhariInformer, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Celebrities & creators
Mike M. Cohen, CC BY 3.0 Falling
Politics & world affairs
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0
Industries here
Music 55Media & entertainment 27Tech & software 12Advertising & marketing 6Sports & fitness 3Travel & tourism 2Gaming 2Finance & banking 2Crypto & digital assets 2Legal & professional services 2Jobs, HR & staffing 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Fashion & beauty 1Telecom & internet 1Health & pharma 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
- Inflation-1.3%Dec 2020 · −0.4 pts since Nov 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment4.5%2025 · +0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth6.3%2025 · +2.8 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment15.7%2025 · +0.9 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online85.2%2024 · +0.7 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Lupin
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2Akka: The Protectors
New
3Doctor X: Mafia in White
Falling
4The One About Matthew Perry
6Nobody Wants This
7Roadies Rebirth
Falling
8Dead-End Job
9The Great Indian Kapil Show
10Below
Falling
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0 1Manoj Bajpayee
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2The Paradise
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3Surviving Hurricane Otis
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4M3GAN 2.0
5The Addams Family
6Baththa
7Dorothy
8English Vinglish
9The Addams Family 2
10Dhoomakethu
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Karol G
2Hamza Malik & Zain Zohaib
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3Adéla
BhikhariInformer, CC BY-SA 4.0 4Anuv Jain
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5Tanishk Bagchi, Faheem Abdullah, Arslan Nizami & Irshad Kamil
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6BTS
7Ariana Grande
Falling
9Mithoon
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10Ashe
Falling
Apple Music · 2026-11-08
App Store · Free apps
1Storage Cleaner*
Rising
2Meta AI
Falling
3Akuru Fili
4STELCO
5Avas App
Rising
6Translate Now *
Falling
7ChatGPT
8Malé Taxi Line
9AiScore - Livescore for Sports
Rising
10Tripscape - Travel Stamps
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-08
App Store · Paid apps
1SP Camera
Rising
2Badminton Scorer Pro
3Strobe Light - Disco Flash DJ
4Money Manager (Remove Ads)
Falling
5ProCamera. Raw+ Manual Camera
Falling
6Graphic for iPhone
Falling
7PadLab - Live Pads
8Plezy: Media Server Client
9Shadowrocket
10Duty Rota
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-08
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.