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 Italy's Fabrizio Donato won the bronze medal in the men's triple jump. Daniele Greco, the other Italian competing, took fourth. Donato won the European title in Helsinki on 30 June.  

 The European Union is using a fleet of ground robots and microcopters to assess damage that was done to 13th and 15th century churches in the city of Mirandola and in other areas during earthquakes that hit in May and June.  

 A fishing boat carrying 157 people, including 124 Syrians fleeing escalating violence in their country, was intercepted close to the southern Italian coast and towed to the port of Crotone late on Wednesday, police said. 

 Julia Child in Italy: The just-released new biography "Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child" is a generally glowing portrait of the late cooking icon, whose centenary is next week.  

 Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti will cooperate with the party of his predecessor, Silvio Berlusconi, to consider a plan for selling state-owned assets. 

 After 28 years and a record eight summer games, veteran Italian Josefa Idem will call time on her Olympic career on Thursday. It may yet have a glorious ending. 

 For investors longing to own an Italian palace, castle or other historic property, now might be the time to strike. The Italian government and numerous cities and other public agencies are putting billions of euros of surplus properties on the block as a way of raising revenue. 

 There will be no magical run to another gold for the U.S. men's volleyball team. There will not even be a medal. The defending Olympic champions were knocked out of the London Games in straight sets by Italy in a quarterfinal Wednesday. 

 Spanish and Italian short-term government bond yields rose on Tuesday as caution took over after a strong rally fuelled by the prospect of the European Central Bank buying the two countries' debt. 

 The fashion world is mourning the loss of Anna Piaggi, an Italian fashion editor and writer famed for her blue hair and eccentric, vintage-tinged style. The woman described by photographer Bill Cunningham as a “fine poet in clothes”, died in her home in Milan on Tuesday at the age of 81, the Telegraph reports. 

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