World In 2025, coral cover in the Great Barrier Reef’s northern region fell to 30% after its largest annual decline on record; a year later, surveys of 192 reefs found it had risen to 35.1% despite another bleaching event August 14, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A variety of corals form an outcrop on Flynn Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Credits – WIkimedia Commons The last two years have been…
World Indian-origin man rejected for H-1B visa three times compiled 700 pages of evidence and spent $13,000 to secure another way to stay in US August 14, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Since the onset of the second Trump administration, the H-1B visa has transformed from a government document into a coveted goal. From applying to the lottery numerous times to hoping…
World Shakespeare’s birth home was about to be shipped to the US in 1847; the Shakespeare Trust had to buy it for £3,000 to save it from a showman who wanted to make it a theme park attraction August 14, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com “I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it,” wrote William Shakespeare in his play ‘As You Like It’. Most people feel this sentiment towards their homes,…
World Iowa man faces 124 charges after allegedly capturing Alabama’s critically endangered turtle found only in the state August 14, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com An arrest in northern Alabama has led to more than 100 charges against an Iowa man accused of taking protected wildlife, including a turtle found only within the state. The…
World Morocco is testing a ‘sponge’ pavement to replace black asphalt on roads in Marrakech and Agadir, can run up to 16°F cooler by itself August 14, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Morocco is testing a ‘sponge’ pavement that drains water and cools itself through evaporation. For decades, black asphalt has rolled on the roads but parts of Marrakech and Agadir are…
World In 2021, an Ohio family set out to restore 60 acres of abandoned mine land; five years later, native trees are bringing it back to life August 14, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com In a small rural corner of Jackson County, Ohio, where the hills still bear the scars of coal mining, one family chose to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary this year not…
World Quote of the day by Paul Walker: “If you play with people who are better than you, then…” August 14, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Quote of the day by Paul Walker (AP photo) Growth rarely happens in the situations where everything already feels easy and familiar. Paul Walker, the actor best known for his…
World Thousands of tiny earthquakes went unnoticed beneath Alaska for years, but scientists have now used them to trace the hidden edge of a tectonic plate August 14, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Representative image of the linear cluster of earthquakes tracing the edge of the Yakutat microplate in south-central Alaska (AI generated). Beneath the towering peaks of the Alaska Range, home to…
World North Carolina woman fell from 14,500 feet after both parachutes failed, crashed onto a fire-ant mound and survived more than 200 stings August 14, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com In September 1999, Joan Murray, a 47-year-old Bank of America executive from Charlotte, North Carolina, survived a skydiving accident that left her with devastating injuries. She had jumped from about…
World German startup Voodin replaced fibreglass with laminated veneer lumber in 19.3-metre turbine blades; its new EU-backed factory targets fully recyclable blades at commercial scale August 14, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com When you look at wind turbines the blades look larger than life. Like permanent, monumental objects that will turn forever above the same field, long after you are gone and…
