World America’s favourite vegetable could be hit by California drought: over 90% of fresh broccoli comes from the state, while severe drought may cut shipments sharply August 20, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com An average person in US eats about 6 to 8.5 pounds of fresh broccoli annually. Nationally, the country produces more than 500,000 tons of the vegetable per year, with California…
World Harvard to pay $53 million after human remains donated to its medical school were stolen and sold on the black market | World News August 20, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to settle civil lawsuits brought by families whose relatives donated their bodies to Harvard Medical School for research and education, after parts…
World For the first time in history, astronauts use portable X-ray technology in space that could pave the way for future Moon and Mars missions | August 20, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Representative preflight, in-flight, and post-flight hand radiographs. Radiographs of the hand were acquired (A) preflight by a crew member, (B) in-flight on day 1 after launch (L+1) by a crew…
World In 2020, a Brazilian mother and daughter began collecting discarded bottles; years later, more than 8,000 glass bottles had become the walls of their seven-bedroom home that glows during sunrise August 20, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com When people go on a trip, they make sure to carry back a suitcase full of memories. From photos to souvenirs, they invest in numerous things to ensure that they…
World Missing 18-year-old Sydney hiker found dead after 8-day search in Australian bushland | World News August 20, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Lily Hooper, found dead after 8-day search. The body of an 18-year-old Sydney teenager has been found in Australian bushland after an eight-day search.Hooper was reported missing on August 12…
World US’s secret Hormuz corridor: How America kept ships and oil moving despite closure August 20, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The operation allowed 15–20 tankers to move through a southern channel of the strait each night under US military guidance. The US military secretly helped commercial tankers navigate the Strait…
World Meet Michael Haskell: The 18-year-old who turned $10 storage units into $135,000 business from other people’s abandoned belongings | World News August 20, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com At 18, Michael Haskell has been turning other people’s abandoned belongings into a business that brought in about $135,000 in 2025. He buys storage units across the New York tri-state…
World Quote of the day by Queen Victoria: “Since it has pleased Providence to place me in this station, I shall do my utmost to…” | World News August 20, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Queen Victoria, PC: Wikipedia Two people can be handed sudden, unwanted responsibility and respond to it in completely different ways. One treats their own inexperience as a disqualifying weakness, something…
World In 1912, a Rhode Island woman began recording every day’s bird sightings on Block Island; she continued for more than 50 years and left behind one of the island’s longest wildlife records August 20, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Elizabeth Dickens (Image Credit: Rhode Island Natural History Survey) In 1912, a Rhode Island woman began recording every day’s bird sightings on Block Island. What started as a personal habit…
World Scientists discovered four snakes curled together in a burrow for 38 million years as the volcanic ash preserved their remarkable fossils | August 20, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Overview of Hibernophis breithaupti (UW11120 on two blocks), showing holotype (UW-11120-A) and paratype (UW-11120-B) specimens as exposed on the surface. Image Credit: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society A snake…
