Start your day informed with the AnewZ Daily Brief. Here are the top stories for the 11th of September, covering the latest developments about health.
A new World Health Organization (WHO) report has found that tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke are linked to reduced fertility in both men and women. Women who smoke face a 40 per cent higher infertility risk than non-smokers, while smoking in men is associated with poorer sperm quality and sexual dysfunction. The report also links smoking to lower success rates in fertility treatments such as IVF, and warns that second-hand smoke exposure carries risks too. WHO is urging healthcare providers to offer smoking cessation support to those planning a pregnancy.
A Copenhagen study of 302 three-month-old girls found those exposed to paracetamol in the womb had smaller ovaries, smaller uteruses and fewer ovarian follicles on average, plus lower AMH levels if exposed before 17 weeks. A related study of 1,210 girls tracked into adolescence found similar patterns persisting. Researchers stressed the findings don't prove paracetamol caused the differences or that fertility will be affected, and current medical guidance on using paracetamol in pregnancy remains unchanged.
Sixty parents in North Sumatra have lodged a police complaint against Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency after hundreds of children fell ill from meals handed out under President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme - the first legal challenge to the policy. The complaint seeks an investigation into negligence, named suspects and compensation, with a separate lawsuit also being prepared. The $13 billion scheme, the largest social programme of its kind among G20 nations, has now been linked to more than 50,000 food poisoning cases amid mounting allegations of mismanagement and corruption.
Maharashtra food safety commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has become a social media star, with millions of followers watching him raid restaurants and seize adulterated food. But behind the viral clips lies a patchier picture: parliamentary reports have flagged unaccredited labs, missing databases and thin staffing for years, while a fight over front-of-pack warning labels reveals lobbying pressure from major food companies. Consumers remain deeply worried about food safety, even as officials debate whether India's enforcement system can move beyond photogenic raids towards lasting reform.
The WHO says shortages of trained staff, operational partners and funding are hampering efforts to expand Ebola treatment capacity in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the outbreak spreads across six provinces. Nearly 1,400 beds have been set up across 59 centres, but another 1,600 are needed, requiring roughly 5,000 additional health workers. Officials warn that too few major organisations have the expertise to run treatment centres, and are urging donors to boost funding for the $1.3 billion response plan.
Italy's data protection agency said on Saturday it had fined Meta ...
Azerbaijan plans to allocate 150 million manat ($88.2 million) to international investment and development funds in 2027, according to the Chamber ...
Azerbaijan is showcasing its green energy potential, environmental initiatives and international climate cooperation at the United Nations Climate ...
Iran’s Assembly of Experts has backed withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and overhauling the country’s defence doctrine, calling both steps essential to national security and deterrence.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday (13 November) after a communications failure at air traffic control centres caused chaos at airports and triggered the longest nationwide shutdown since the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
More than 30 people have been taken to hospital after a cargo ship collided with a passenger cruise docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday (13 November).
Europe will send a team of diplomats to Ukraine peace talks rather than a single envoy, EU leaders agreed on Friday at the end of a summit in Dublin.
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles targeting Riyadh and three drones in its oil-rich Eastern Province on Sunday (15 November), as Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed separate attacks on a U.S. military facility in Bahrain.
Italy's data protection agency said on Saturday it had fined Meta Platforms €805 million ($887 million) after finding the company had accessed Android users' photographs and videos without obtaining their consent or informing them.
SpaceX's spacecraft on Saturday returned from a 22-hour voyage in orbit and descended for the first time into the grasp of giant mechanical arms at the Texas tower it was launched from a day earlier, a catch that is essential to the company's decade-long effort to develop a fully reusable rocket.
The Philippines and Australia signed a new defence cooperation arrangement in Manila on Sunday, aimed at accelerating joint military activities and strengthening security ties amid tensions with China in the South China Sea.
Southeast Asian leaders opened the 49th ASEAN Summit in Manila Sunday, with Myanmar's crisis, security and economic uncertainty dominating talks. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called for continued engagement with Myanmar and urged a stronger response to conflict and energy disruptions.
U.S. air travel is not expected to return to normal schedules until late on Sunday (15 November), the head of the FAA said, as the aviation system gradually recovers from a nationwide flight shutdown that officials blamed on routine maintenance gone awry.
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