World River: In 2012, Yonkers tore up a downtown parking lot to uncover a river buried for decades; within six months it had created 14,000 sq ft of aquatic habitat August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Saw Mill River, Yonkers, New York For decades, a section of the Saw Mill River in downtown Yonkers, New York, ran underground beneath a parking lot. The river had once…
World Indians can get UAE visa free for 3 months: Check eligibility, rules and booking process August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Abu Dhabi offers free entry visas for eligible Indian passport holders. Indian travellers have a new reason to plan a UAE holiday, with Abu Dhabi offering free entry visas for…
World Congo’s Ebola death toll crosses 2,000 as country battles fastest-growing outbreak August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A health worker in protective gear looks on at an Ebola treatment centre. (Photo: AP) Congo’s confirmed Ebola death toll has risen to 2,011, with the second 1,000 deaths recorded…
World Meet Zac Waters, the 13-year-old Utah boy who spent 300 hours 3D-printing a wheelchair for a 21-month-old girl August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Zac’s summer project was a custom wheelchair designed for a 21-month-old girl. (News 4 Utah- screengrab) While many children his age were on summer break, 13-year-old Zac Waters spent about…
World In 1977, a Saudi prince towed an Alaskan iceberg to Iowa to pitch shipping icebergs to Arabia for drinking water; now engineers are exploring the idea as freshwater scarcity worsens August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The royals across the world are known to pull numerous extravagant moves with an aim to impress. While Cleopatra made guests dine on gold plates, King Henry VIII of England…
World Over 95% of Ukrainian PoWs report torture, ill-treatment in Russian captivity: United Nations August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Since February 2022, the UN human rights office has documented 129 executions of Ukrainian PoWs. (File Photo) More than 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war interviewed by UN monitors reported…
World Syria’s ousted leader Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death for crimes against humanity August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Bashar al-Assad gets death sentence by local Syrian court Syria’s former president and ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib, the former head of political security in the southern province…
World In 1970, Sylvia Earle led five women into an underwater lab for 14 days, helping prove humans could live and work beneath the sea | World News August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The sea can feel distant even to people who live hundreds of miles from a coastline. It sits beyond the horizon, beneath ships and far below the surface, largely hidden…
World ‘Demonstrate flight risk’: US prosecutors oppose release of Tate brothers as UK seeks extradition August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate. US prosecutors have opposed the release of social media influencers Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate from federal custody, arguing that thebrothers pose a “heightened…
World A Finnish man built an 11-metre yacht from scratch using solar panels and batteries and sailed more than 3,000 nautical miles without conventional fuel | World News August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A Finnish boat builder has demonstrated what solar-powered sailing could look like by building an 11-metre yacht from scratch and taking it on a voyage of more than 3,000 nautical…
