World Meet Mike Nithavrianakis, former British diplomat to Pakistan who is running a global marathon to help educate 25.2 million children in the country September 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Mike Nithavrianakis worked as a British diplomat in Pakistan for three years from 2019 to 2022, working as Deputy High Commissioner in Karachi and Trade Director for Pakistan. During his…
World A Florida family listed its 42.57-acre Clearwater Beach estate for $37.5 million; the state now wants about 28 undeveloped acres to expand Caladesi Island State Park September 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Clearwater Beach FloridaRepresentative image from Canva On one of the last large, undeveloped stretches of land near Clearwater Beach, a 42.57-acre family estate has sat on the market for $37.5…
World A Minnesota woman paid $500 to overnight a box she said held cookbooks; a shipping worker opened it with police and found $30,000 in cash meant for scammers September 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Representative Image (AI-generated) What looked like an ordinary overnight shipment turned into a scam intervention after a Minnesota shipping company worker became suspicious of a woman’s unusually urgent request. The…
World In the 1980s, Michael Jackson put his 2,700-acre California ranch under an agricultural preservation programme; years later, officials found an amusement park, a zoo and other unapproved developments | World News September 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Michael Jackson‘s sprawling Neverland Ranch in California benefited for years from a state agricultural land-preservation programme that reduced its property-tax burden, but the arrangement came under scrutiny after county officials…
World Australia planted eucalyptus trees to fight rising soil salinity; decades later scientists found the plantations were changing groundwater but not the soil nature | World News September 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Eucalyptus cladocalyx ‘nana’. Image Credit: ERA Nurseries Australia planted eucalyptus trees to fight rising soil salinity, hoping that thirsty, deep-rooted vegetation could help control the groundwater processes behind the problem.…
World In 1928, Al Capone bought a Miami Beach estate and spent about $200,000 fortifying it; after the mansion was demolished in 2023, its vacant site sold for $21 million September 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com In 1928, at the height of his reign as Chicago’s most notorious gangster, Al Capone purchased a sprawling estate on Miami Beach’s Palm Island, seeking a warm-weather retreat from the…
World Scientists found a fungus that turns female flies into zombies, then uses their dead bodies to spread spores to healthy flies | September 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A fungus that infects house flies has evolved a remarkable way to send spores towards new hosts. Entomophthora muscae grows inside an infected fly and, after the insect dies, it…
World 60 years after Dutch elm disease devastated America’s 100 million iconic trees, now scientists have infected 6,000 young elms in a radical bid to bring them back September 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Six decades ago, Dutch elm disease swept across the United States, killing an estimated 100 million American elms that once shaded streets, parks and college campuses from coast to coast.…
World Joshua Wong: Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to association with foreign entities September 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Pro-democratic student activist Joshua Wong, on Sept. 2, 2015. (Photo: AP) Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, 29, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a national security allegation of collusion with…
World In 1993, Barbra Streisand gave her $15 million Malibu estate to conservation; the 24-acre property was planned as an environmental research centre | World News September 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com For years, Barbra Streisand’s Ramirez Canyon estate had been a private Malibu retreat, complete with five houses, landscaped grounds and interiors reflecting her fascination with Art Deco.The property had proved…
