World Ireland’s ancient rainforest vanished after thousands of years of human activity. Now nearly 30,000 trees are being planted to bring it back August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Almost 30,000 young native trees have been planted at Lenamore Wood in Northern Ireland, marking the beginning of a restoration project that could take a century to mature. Oak, alder…
World More than 99% of California’s sunflower sea stars vanished, now scientists have found a mysterious colony that could help revive dying kelp forests August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A decade ago, more than 99% of sunflower sea stars vanished from the depths of the ocean. Now, the discovery of a long-lost colony of these organisms is offering new…
World A Minnesota church closed after its congregation fell to 26 members, then gave about $600,000 to nonprofits and sold its property for affordable housing August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Image Credit: stmarksuccallentown.org After its congregation dwindled to just 26 members, St. Mark’s United Church of Christ in Bloomington, Minnesota, made the difficult decision to close, turning its final chapter…
World Record heat ruins harvest in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Record heat hits farms as Asia endures extreme summer (Representative image) South Korea recorded its hottest summer on record this year, with the southeastern city of Yangsan reaching 42.5°C on…
World Australian family bought a remote island to run a sheep farm, now they are turning it into a $4.8 million conservation sanctuary for endangered wildlife August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com An Australian family who once built their life around sheep farming on a remote island are now helping give the same place a completely different future. Peter and Pamela Woolford…
World US attack on Yemen killed 153 civilians in April 2025: Pentagon review August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A Pentagon review says US airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen killed 153 civilians and injured 243 others across three attacks in April 2025. The assessment, submitted to Congress…
World Why Putin’s first Kuril Islands visit matters as Russia-Japan ties hit new low August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a military exercise from the board of the Varyag missile cruiser of the Pacific Fleet near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on Sakhalin Island, Russia Russian President…
World How 280,000 volunteer-planted trees transformed New Zealand’s Tiritiri Matangi from a degraded island into a conservation sanctuary August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Rangitoto framed – Tiritiri Matangi Island Off the coast of Auckland, in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, lies an island that looks like a slice of untouched wilderness. Dense native forest…
World Leavitt to leave White House podium to become MAGA warrior mom August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt The TOI correspondent from Washington: For a White House that has never been shy about deploying its best-looking and sharpest tongue, Karoline Leavitt was…
World Total solar eclipse returns to Spain after more than a century, darkens skies across Europe August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com the moon covered the sun over Spain, and a total solar eclipse returned to the mainland. (Photo: PTI) A wait for more than a century came down to barely a…
