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Ride-Sharing App UberPOP Blocked in Italy

Uber(ROME) — UberPOP has been blocked throughout Italy. The ride-sharing app, similar to the American UberX , allows users to order a ride from a driver without a commercial licence. Italian taxi drivers, on the other hand, are tightly regulated with severe limits Read More

Rockets Launched at Israel by Militants in Gaza

Joel Carillet/iStock/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — After weeks of quiet, sirens blared across parts of southern Israel on Tuesday. Militants in Gaza launched the first long-range rockets since the 50 day war last summer between Israel and the terrorist group Read More

Ancient Italian Artifacts Found in US

EcoPic/iStock/Thinkstock(ROME) — Artwork stolen from the ancient city of Pompeii has been found in the United States. Sixty years ago, thieves stripped three exquisite frescoes from the walls of Pompeii, an ancient city famously destroyed by the eruption of Mount Read More

Moving Day at the International Space Station

NASA(NEW YORK) — NASA flight controllers are preparing to relocate a storage module at the International Space Station on Wednesday, marking the biggest change to the space outpost’s structure since the module was installed in 2011. The Permanent Multipurpose Read More