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United Kingdom Opens National Sperm Bank
11/04/14 9:35 AM PST
The United Kingdom opened a national sperm bank on October 30th to address decreasing British sperm donation and rising sperm imports.
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Denmark Takes U.K. Trash and Turns it Into Heat
10/31/14 3:47 PM PST
A company in Denmark is importing trash from United Kingdom landfills to burn and use for home heating
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Report: U.K. Slips From List of Most Gender-Equal Countries
10/30/14 4:09 PM PST
According to a report issued at the World Economic Forum, Iceland is the most gender-equal country in the world
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Italy Ends Migrant Search and Rescue Program
10/29/14 1:27 PM PST
Italy has announced that they will be putting an end to the migrant operation that has rescued thousands of people from the Mediterranean sea
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Man Fakes Coma to Avoid Court Appearances
10/24/14 2:09 PM PST
Wales resident Alan Knight pretended to be quadriplegic and sometimes comatose for two years to avoid court
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African Sunlight Could Power 2.5 Million U.K. Homes by 2018
10/22/14 5:23 PM PST
Investors are hoping to secure funding from the U.K. government for a project that would bring solar power from Tunisia to the United Kingdom
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Solarbox Brings London's Telephone Booths Into the Green Age
10/16/14 2:12 PM PST
London debuts its first Solarbox – a new solar powered charging booth among the city's sea of famous red telephone booths
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Revenge Porn to Become a Criminal Offense in UK
10/15/14 4:55 PM PST
The United Kingdom is close to passing a law that will criminalize revenge porn
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U.S.-Led Coalition Against ISIS Widens
09/27/14 12:41 PM PST
As part of the U.S-led coalition against ISIS forces, the UK deployed fighter jets for anti-jihadist missions in Iraq
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Scotland Votes on Independence
09/18/14 11:14 AM PST
More than 4 million people are registered to vote in Scotland's independence referendum, including, for the first time, 16- and 17-year-olds
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Imitation Cigarette Wins Approval to be World's First Nicotine Replacement Therapy
09/12/14 4:16 PM PST
Voke is a cigarette-resembling device that is able to administer precise doses of nicotine and will be available as a prescription
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WATCH: Calais Migrants Try to Storm Ferry
09/05/14 11:29 AM PST
Video footage shows the moment when hundreds of migrants in Calais tried to storm a ferry bound for England