• Kenedy, a Brazilian soccer player for Chelsea, was sent home from an Asian tour after posting derogatory online comments about China. [The Guardian]

• Panama opened an embassy in Beijing, deepening its links with China after cutting diplomatic ties with Taiwan, its longtime ally, in June. [Reuters]

• Sperm counts among men from North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand seem to have halved in less than 40 years, alarming researchers who can’t explain the decline. [BBC]

• Our golf columnist compares Jordan Spieth, the technician, with Rory McIlroy, the freewheeler. Their rivalry is one of the best in sports. [The New York Times]

• Indonesia’s fisheries minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, is a political outsider who has silenced critics with her policies — and won over die-hard fans with her “rock star” ways. [Coconuts Jakarta]

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