World 7 civilians killed in Russia-Ukraine overnight strikes; Moldova reports drone explosion August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Firefighters put out a fire after a residential building was hit following Russia’s drone attack in Kharkiv (AP photo) Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes that killed 7 civilians and…
World Trump’s hair-do turns heads, has America all tangled up August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Donald Trump speaks at an event at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas TOI correspondent from Washington: Donald Trump has spent decades insisting that his hair…
World In the 1990s, New York chose wetlands over conventional storm sewers on Staten Island; the Bluebelt strategy saved taxpayers $80 million in infrastructure costs August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com New York City The City of New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Wetlands Strategy In the 1990s, New York chose wetlands over conventional storm sewers on Staten Island; the Bluebelt…
World Trump ready to end Iran war without nuclear deal; Tehran’s demands complicate exit: Report August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Trump is willing to end the Iran war without a nuclear deal but exit strategy remains complicated, report US President Donald Trump has reportedly signalled to senior aides that he…
World Florida: In the 1960s, Florida drained land for a giant subdivision; in 2026, restoration finished after removing 260 miles of roads and plugging 48 miles of canals across 55,000 acres August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Restoration work at Picayune Strand is helping restore wetlands across 55,000 acres in Southwest Florida. A major restoration project in Southwest Florida has been completed after years of work to…
World Skjern: In 2001, Denmark began turning 19 km of straightened River Skjern into 26 km of bends; researchers later found some lost habitats may take centuries to return August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com In 2001, Denmark began restoring 19 km of the straightened River Skjern by turning it into 26 km of winding river. Researchers later found that some of the habitats lost…
World Fernald: In 1989, Ohio’s Fernald uranium plant stopped production; a $4.4 billion cleanup transformed the 1,050-acre site into wetlands, prairie and forest August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Before and after photo of the Fernald Site cleanup For nearly four decades, a site in Ohio was part of the United States’ nuclear weapons production programme. Today, the same…
World Supreme Leader Khamenei footage to be released ‘in future’, Iran says as reports claim he is close to ‘dead’ August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Iran has promised to release footage of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in public and with military commanders Footage showing Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in public and meeting armed forces commanders…
World In 2010, Shanghai turned a polluted industrial brownfield into Houtan Park; its wetlands now clean up to 634,000 gallons of river water a day August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A similar vantage point pre-park construction and a similar vantage point post-park construction (Source: Kongjian Yu) In 2010, Shanghai transformed a polluted industrial brownfield into Houtan Park. Its wetlands now…
World ICE arrests over 1,200 illegal immigrants in Georgia; sex offenders, child abusers among those held August 9, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 1,226 illegal immigrants in Georgia during an enhanced enforcement operation targeting individuals with criminal histories, according to…
