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Liberal Democrat candidate Jane Dodds (center) celebrates her election victory with former Energy Secretary Ed Davey and Kirsty Williams, member of the Welsh Assembly, at Royal Welsh showground in Builth Wells, U.K., on Friday.

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In U.K., Boris Johnson's Conservatives Lose Seat To Anti-Brexit Parties

11:14am August 02, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The results of the special election leave the ruling prime minister's government with a single-seat majority just as he tries to navigate a difficult departure from the EU.

United Kingdom's Fort William FC Finally Wins A Match

5:24pm August 01, 2019

It took nearly two years, and plenty of bad results, but Fort William FC, perhaps the worst soccer team in the United Kingdom, finally won a match.

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Major retailers report sharp drops in sales of single-use plastic bags, after a fee was instituted in 2015.

Plastic Bag Sales Fell By 90% At England's Large Retailers In Past 4 Years

4:56pm August 01, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Major retailers in England issued 7.6 billion single-use plastic bags before a fee was instituted in 2015. In the most recent 12-month period, they cut that to 549 million.

Spanish matador Alberto Lopez Simon makes a pass on a bull at the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas bullring in Madrid. The restaurant Casa Toribio, located just down the street, keeps the meat from from bulls killed in bullfighting on its menu all year long.

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The Eating Of The Bulls: From The Spanish Fighting Ring To The Plate

12:10pm August 01, 2019

by Lucia Benavides

After matadors kill bulls, restaurants and butcher shops will sell the meat during bullfighting festivals. One Madrid restaurant sells it all year long, despite opposition from animal rights groups.

An aerial view of a forest fire in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Territory.

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Russia Says Trump Offered To Help Putin Fight Forest Fires In Siberia

11:06am August 01, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

The two leaders spoke by phone Wednesday. The Kremlin said Putin "regards the US President's offer as a sign that it is possible that full-scale bilateral relations will be restored in the future."

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Will Russia Allow Street Protests To Continue In Moscow Or Is A Crackdown Coming?

4:48pm July 30, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Shaun Walker, a correspondent for The Guardian, about a recent surge in protests and whether the Kremlin is cracking down on dissent.

Study Asks If War Makes A Person More ... Or Less ... Religious

10:29am July 30, 2019

by Diane Cole

The researchers looked at responses of 1,709 people in three countries that have undergone prolonged, brutal conflict. The findings hold encouraging news — and a cautionary note.

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Brexiteers Back Johnson Who Says U.K. Will Leave The EU By Oct. 31

6:32am July 30, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

In a seaside district of England, "Brexiteers" are cheering that one of their own is now prime minister. They have high expectations of Boris Johnson, and will be unforgiving if he fails.

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Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny attends a protest in Moscow, Russia, on July 20.

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Putin Opposition Leader Jailed Again After Suspected Poisoning

5:55pm July 29, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Supporters say Alexei Nalvany was exposed to a chemical agent while serving a 30-day sentence for leading an opposition action against the Kremlin.

Alexei Navalny, one of Russia's most prominent opposition figures, appears in a Moscow courtroom on July 24. A longtime critic of President Vladimir Putin, he was recently arrested after calling for a mass protest against the exclusion of opposition candi

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Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Hospitalized With 'Severe' Allergic Reaction

4:00pm July 28, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Navalny, a longtime critic of President Vladimir Putin, was recently arrested after calling for a mass protest in Moscow.