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How Chronic Stress Quietly Destroys Male Fertility, Testosterone, and Sperm Health

The Cortisol-Testosterone Trade-off Nobody ExplainsWhen the body perceives sustained threat, a deadline that never ends, financial pressure, fractured sleep, it prioritises cortisol production above almost everything else. Cortisol and testosterone are both synthesised from the same precursor: cholesterol. Under chronic stress, the body effectively redirects that raw material toward cortisol…

Times Life · Jul 4

Severe flooding leaves a trail of death and destruction in West Africa

Severe floods have hit Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, Togo and Nigeria this week. At least 13 people have been killed in recent days in Ghana and five in Togo, while 59 have died in Côte d’Ivoire since the rainy season began in mid-May.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 3

Demolition of houses ‘the only effective’ solution after elderly woman died in flood

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The Independent UK · Jul 3

EU Cracks Down On Chinese Imports And Joins Pax Silica In Bid To Cut Strategic Dependence

The European Union has taken new measures to protect its steel industry and curb the flood of low-value e-commerce parcels. The moves escalate its push to rebalance a trade relationship with China that officials now call strategically unsustainable.

Benzinga · Jul 2

Côte d’Ivoire floods kill 59 as west Africa endures torrential rains

Authorities say rainy season getting deadlier, with Ghana reporting 13 dead and floods hitting Benin, Togo and Nigeria

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2

Phiphat to meet Songkhla businesses over Hat Yai flood concerns

Deputy Prime Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has scheduled travel to Songkhla on Friday to meet local business leaders and discuss measures to prevent a repeat of the devastating floods that struck Hat Yai late last year, as concerns mount ahead of the coming rainy season.

Bangkok Post · Jul 2

One year after the July 4 flood, Kerr County shows signs of trauma and healing

Crider’s dance hall is back. Homes are rebuilt. Kids swim in the river. But there’s also deep grief after the river killed 119 people and traumatized more.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1

Assam flood update: Over 46,000 affected, 3,809 hectares of crop land flooded

Assam grapples with escalating floods as 46,000 people in six districts face inundation, with Dhemaji bearing the brunt. The Brahmaputra and another major river are dangerously high, causing significant infrastructure damage and submerging over 3,800 hectares of crops. Tragically, the state recorded its first flood-related death in Dhemaji. Relief efforts…

The Economic Times · Jul 1

Residents in Houston neighborhood rage as raw sewage floods the streets after storms: ‘Literally straight up just raw s***’

One resident said she called the Houston City Council after she had to ‘manually’ remove human feces and toilet paper from her yard

The Independent UK · Jun 30

NSW’s deadly one-in-100-years floods could have been slashed by two metres using dams, CSIRO finds

Governments have not committed to measures modelled in report on Lismore’s 2022 floods. Seven people died in the northern rivers region

The Guardian - AU · Jun 30