From the New York Times:
Prime Minister Mario Draghi has received a steady stream of Italian champions and award winners in recent months. The national soccer team beat England in July to win the European soccer championship. An Italian reached the men’s final at Wimbledon. A Roman band won the Eurovision song contest. Italy’s men’s and women’s volleyball teams won the European championships. In the days before Mr. Jacobs hit the track, Italy took home the World Pastry Cup. This week, an Italian won a Nobel Prize in Physics.
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