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Hot early summer worries Europe

June weather that’s hitting the mid-30s (mid-to upper 90sF) is worrying authorities in several European countries, where officials are warning people, especially the elderly or ill, to stay cool.

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Pompeii frescoes, stolen in 1957, return to Italy

Three frescoes, missing from Pompeii since 1957 have turned up in the U.S., and been returned to Italy. They are part of a larger trove; a number of other pieces have already been recovered.   These three apparently spent the past almost-60 years…

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Uber loses another UberPop round in Italy

An Italian court has ordered Uber to shut down its UberPop service which uses non-professional drivers in their own cars, within two weeks. The company may appeal, but even if it does, the service will be shut down until (and unless) it wins the…

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Wait! Wait! What Was THAT?

This is about those moments when you look at something as you walk about a city (or outside one) and you see something so odd, or at any rate odd enough, that you just need to tell someone about it, or show them.

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Hot early summer worries Europe

June weather that’s hitting the mid-30s (mid-to upper 90sF) is worrying authorities in several European countries, where officials are warning people, especially the elderly or ill, to stay cool.

Read More

Pompeii frescoes, stolen in 1957, return to Italy

Three frescoes, missing from Pompeii since 1957 have turned up in the U.S., and been returned to Italy. They are part of a larger trove; a number of other pieces have already been recovered.   These three apparently spent the past almost-60 years…

Read More

Uber loses another UberPop round in Italy

An Italian court has ordered Uber to shut down its UberPop service which uses non-professional drivers in their own cars, within two weeks. The company may appeal, but even if it does, the service will be shut down until (and unless) it wins the…

Read More

Wait! Wait! What Was THAT?

This is about those moments when you look at something as you walk about a city (or outside one) and you see something so odd, or at any rate odd enough, that you just need to tell someone about it, or show them.

Read More