Testicular Transplant, Sardinian Longevity, Japan Beer Raids, Indonesia Haze Lawsuit

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UK surgeons perform first testicular tissue transplant; Sardinian village may be new blue zone; Japan's four biggest brewers raided over price collusion; Indonesia faces lawsuit over wildfire haze; actor Nana Patekar dies; France school protests; Houthi attacks on Saudi airports; global protests call for Gaza ceasefire.

Surgeons in the UK have performed the first testicular tissue transplant on a teenager, The Guardian reports. The 19-year-old had tissue removed and frozen three years ago before chemotherapy that left him with no sperm. The operation offers hope that boys left infertile by cancer treatment could one day have biological children.

A study of centenarians in Bolotana, a mountain village in Sardinia, suggests it may be a new 'blue zone' for longevity, according to The Guardian. The research found that 13% of women who reach 70 in the village will live to 100. Sardinia became known for long-lived men after a 1999 study, but this finding highlights women's longevity.

Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided the country's four biggest breweries – Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Sapporo – over suspicions they colluded to set the price of beer and other beverages, The Guardian reports. The companies together control more than 90% of Japan's beer market. Media reports said the practice could have forced drinkers to pay over the odds.

In Indonesian Borneo, indigenous and civil society groups filed a class action lawsuit accusing the government of 'gross negligence' over its handling of wildfires that have cloaked large parts of South-east Asia in toxic haze, The Guardian reports. The fires have shuttered schools and caused a spike in respiratory illnesses.

Veteran Indian actor Nana Patekar died at 75, the BBC reports. Known for his intense performances, Patekar carved out a distinctive place in Indian cinema.

In France, students' blockades and marches continue, the BBC reports, springing from real grievances and France's habit of settling policy on the street. Three people were killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia airports, officials said, according to the BBC. The Houthis claimed responsibility, marking an escalation in the conflict. Global protests marked the October 7 attack with calls for a Gaza ceasefire, Al Jazeera reports, with demonstrators demanding an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza and the West Bank.

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  • Japan Fair Trade Commission raided Asahi
  • Japan Fair Trade Commission raided Kirin
  • Japan Fair Trade Commission raided Suntory
  • Japan Fair Trade Commission raided Sapporo
  • Asahi suspected of price collusion
  • Kirin suspected of price collusion
  • Suntory suspected of price collusion
  • Sapporo suspected of price collusion
  • class action lawsuit accused Indonesian government
  • class action lawsuit concerns wildfires
  • Houthi attacks targeted Saudi Arabia airports
  • global protests called for Gaza ceasefire

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