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Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Tuesday there was light at the end of the tunnel of the euro zone debt crisis but offered no clear signal on the prospects of the bold action this week by officials hoped for by financial markets.
The famed 2,000-year-old amphitheater could be suffering from an internal 'stress fracture,' making it to slant downward on south side, geologists say. Vibrations from surrounding traffic could be to blame.
The Tower of Pisa may not be the only architectural wonder that’s leaning in Italy.
The famed 2,000-year-old Colosseum in Rome could be suffering from a “stress fracture” from the inside, Italian geologists said Sunday, after observing that the monument’s south side is slanting lower than its north side by 16 inches.
The Tower of Pisa may not be the only architectural wonder that’s leaning in Italy.
The famed 2,000-year-old Colosseum in Rome could be suffering from a “stress fracture” from the inside, Italian geologists said Sunday, after observing that the monument’s south side is slanting lower than its north side by 16 inches.
Federica Pellegrini won her heat of the 200-metre freestyle. Talking to Sky, Pellegrini said: "I managed to put that bit extra into the 200 metres. For now, we are ticking them off one at a time, then we'll think about the semi-finals."
The Tower of Pisa may not be the only architectural wonder that’s leaning in Italy.
The famed 2,000-year-old Colosseum in Rome could be suffering from a “stress fracture” from the inside, Italian geologists said Sunday, after observing that the monument’s south side is slanting lower than its north side by 16 inches.
Shooting for his home country of Italy, former West Virginia University student-athlete Nicco Campriani won the Silver medal in the men’s 10m air rifle, today, inside the Royal Artillery Barracks, at the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
Italian high jumper Antonietta Di Martino has withdrawn from the Summer Olympics after undergoing surgery on her left knee. Di Martino, who holds the Italian record in the high jump, sustained the injury while training in April, but had hopes of competing in London until having the operation Wednesday in Rome.
Five Italian fishing boats with 37 crew aboard were detained in Egypt after an inspection by an Egyptian military vessel in international waters, Italian officials said on Thursday.
Before stepping onto the fencing piste in London to defend her gold medal, Italy's Valentina Vezzali will spend several minutes in quiet reflection, say a prayer to feel her father close and sing.