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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world

Réunion

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in Réunion’s news is Streaming and screen culture (8.3%, 3.4× the world). The news sounds brighter than usual.

Réunion’s zeitgeist, by theme

Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

Mood

How the news sounds, and how people say they feel

What each theme makes the news feel

Leaders and great powersMixed −0.2

Mostly anger, 1.2× the average

  • Anxiety0.9×
  • Fear0.7×
  • Anger1.2×
  • Sadness0.8×
Wars and securityMixed −1.1

Mostly anger, 2.3× the average

  • Anxiety1.1×
  • Fear1.0×
  • Anger2.3×
  • Sadness1.1×
Streaming and screen culturePositive +1.2

Mostly fear, 1.4× the average

  • Anxiety1.1×
  • Fear1.4×
  • Anger0.9×
  • Sadness1.0×
Faith and meaningPositive +1.6

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.7×
  • Fear1.1×
  • Anger0.5×
  • Sadness0.6×
Crime and justiceMixed −1.8

Mostly anger, 1.8× the average

  • Anxiety1.3×
  • Fear1.3×
  • Anger1.8×
  • Sadness1.4×
Music and live eventsPositive +2.3

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.9×
  • Fear1.0×
  • Anger0.4×
  • Sadness0.8×

Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.

How the news sounds

Brighter than usual

Tone +0.97 · usual +0.55

  • Anxiety0.9× usual
  • Fear0.9× usual
  • Anger0.7× usual
  • Sadness0.8× usual
News · 729 · Indicative

Réunion · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Réunion (; French: [la ʁe.ynjɔ̃] ; Reunionese Creole: La Rényon; known as Île Bourbon before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France within the African region. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 kilometres (367 nautical miles) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 kilometres (94 nmi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2026, it had a population of 910,985. Its capital and largest city is Saint-Denis.

From Wikipedia: Réunion · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • Hindu festival, 19th century
    Hindu festival, 19th centuryOti nord · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • People in Réunion (2018)
    People in Réunion (2018)Bruce Cauvin, Réserve Naturelle Marine de la Réunion · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Shri Maha Kalikambal Temple in Saint-Denis, Réunion
    Shri Maha Kalikambal Temple in Saint-Denis, RéunionThierry Caro · Public domain
  • Catholic church of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges in Cilaos
    Catholic church of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges in CilaosPythagoras · Public domain
  • Dipavali festival in Réunion
    Dipavali festival in Réuniontirados joselito from Aix-en-Provence, France. · CC BY 2.0
  • Maloya player using a traditional rouler (a wooden drum with goatskin)
    Maloya player using a traditional rouler (a wooden drum with goatskin)Anne97432 · CC BY 2.5

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

Réunion · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Baltic States

    New

    13 stories

  2. Wanda Maximoff

    New

    9 stories

  3. Dmitry Peskov

    New

    8 stories

  4. Donald Trump

    6 stories

  5. Pengo Bossio Wangi

    New

    6 stories

  6. Jesus Christ

    New

    6 stories

  7. Santa Maria

    New

    6 stories

  8. Jamal Santos

    New

    4 stories

  9. John Dory

    New

    4 stories

  10. Aston Villa

    4 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

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