Sperm counts have plummeted by 60% in less than 50 years, landmark study finds
There has been a 60% decline in sperm count since the 1970s, the first global meta-analysis of trends in male fertility has found. Men may face a fertility crisis in the coming decades, scientists warn.
ibtimes.co.uk
Republican Senators Rally Around Sessions in Rebuke to Trump
Donald Trump lashed out at Attorney General Jeff Sessions again on Tuesday, drawing an immediate backlash from Republican senators who rallied around their former colleague in a direct rebuke of the president.
bloomberg.com
Trump Launches Into Political Tirade at Boy Scouts Jamboree
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a meandering political speech to thousands of Boy Scouts on Monday evening, including a rip at former President Barack Obama.
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Israel removes flashpoint metal detectors at Jerusalem holy site
Israel has removed metal detectors from outside a holy site in East Jerusalem after uproar from Palestinians over their recent introduction.
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US Navy fires warning shots at Iranian ship in Gulf
A US Navy ship has fired warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel in the Gulf, US officials say.
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Japan cuts working hours in bid to reduce suicides by 30% in 10 years
The Japanese government has approved a plan to cut working hours in a bid to lower the country's suicide rate, one of the highest in the world.
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Turkish police detain dozens for wearing a T-shirt
Turkish security forces are on the look-out for a T-shirt they believe is linked to the banned Gulen movement and an attempted coup last year.
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Pro-Kurdish party launches protests against Turkish crackdown
Turkey's pro-Kurdish parliamentary opposition launched three months of protests on Tuesday against a state crackdown which has seen dozens of lawmakers and mayors jailed over suspected links to militant separatists.
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'These faggots kill fascists': LGBT+ army TQILA are taking the fight to Isis
A specialist LGBT+ battalion has been formed in Syria to fight Isis. The unit, believed to be the first of its kind, is called the The Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army (TQILA, pronounced: "tequila").
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Last SeaWorld orca born in captivity dies 'of pneumonia'
A three-month-old killer whale, the last born in captivity at SeaWorld, died on Monday at the company's theme park in San Antonio, Texas.
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Penis bacteria in foreskin can increase men's HIV risk by over 50%
Some of bacteria that colonise men's penises may increase their risk of becoming infected with HIV, scientists have shown. This is the first time that penile bacterial are recognised as a risk factor for HIV in men – and they can be passed on to women during sex, also increasing their risk of infection.
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Brain Disease Seen in Most Football Players in Large Report
Research on 202 former football players found evidence of brain disease in nearly all of them, from athletes in the NFL, college and even high school.
bloomberg.com
Black women turn to firearms for self-defense across US
Few states track gun ownership by sex and race but African American gun clubs say ownership among black women is rising and women are signing up for firearm instruction in record numbers.
rt.com