World Quote of the day by George Soros: “I’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong… I basically have survived by…” – why admitting mistakes can lead to success | World News August 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Quote of the day by George Soros (AP photo) Making a genuine mistake usually gets treated as something to avoid mentioning at all costs. At school, a wrong answer loses…
World Meet Gary Haase, the US collector whose Pokémon card collection is estimated to be worth $10 million | World News August 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Image: Pokemon Coloring For most people, Pokémon cards are childhood keepsakes tucked away in old drawers or binders. For Gary Haase, they became the centrepiece of a lifelong collecting obsession…
World What happened to TikTok star Ayesha Gilamana who died at 28? Everything we know as police detain 3 suspects August 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com TikTok star Ayesha Gilamana, whose real name was Shamsu Bibi, has died at the age of 28. She had around 1.3 million followers on TikTok and had been making videos…
World In 1943, Franklin Roosevelt gave his family home and 33 acres to the US government while retaining family rights to live there; he had expanded the estate to nearly 1,500 acres and planted over 500,000 trees August 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Tree plantation undergoing at Springwood (Image Credit: FDR Library Photo via National Park Service) In December 1943, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt donated his family home at Springwood in Hyde…
World A Spanish woman turned 18 rescued donkeys into a wildfire-fighting team, with the animals grazing for up to 7 hours a day; her unusual conservation idea is helping prevent fires before they start August 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com In the sun-drenched hills of Andalusia, Spain, an unlikely team of firefighters is making headlines. They don’t carry hoses, wear helmets, or race to blazes in red trucks. Instead, they…
World Meet Kanav Jain, the Scottish student who built a low-cost autonomous aircraft to deliver medicines to remote communities; it made him UK Young Engineer of the Year August 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Kanav Jain, a student from Broxburn, Scotland has been crowned UK Young Engineer of the Year for building a low-cost autonomous aircraft to deliver medicines to remote communities. His project…
World A polar bear destroyed almost an entire seabird colony in Alaska; scientists say changing food habits may explain why | World News August 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Female polar bear near Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska. Image Credit: Alan Wilson/Wikipedia A single polar bear destroyed 89% of an entire ‘eider bird colony’ on an Alaskan barrier island in…
World In 1953, a California family bought a 58-acre berry farm for $3,500; decades later they reportedly refused a $90 million offer from Disney and kept farming beside Disneyland August 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The Fujishiges watched the area around their farm change as Disneyland took shape nearby. For decades, a small family farm stood next to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. While the theme…
World A Kansas couple is building a tornado-resistant home from 1,000 tyres, 16,000 cans and 1,000 cardboard boxes; construction begins this year | World News August 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Image: Earthship’s official site A Kansas couple is turning thousands of discarded everyday objects into an unusual home designed for a region where extreme weather can arrive with little warning.…
World Nature invented biodegradable plastic millions of years ago and animals have been eating it ever since; scientists now think it could offer a clue to Earth’s plastic crisis August 19, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The study began with an unusual marine worm, Olavius algarvensis. The little animal has neither a mouth nor a digestive tract. Long before humans learned how to turn petroleum into…
