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Archaeologists Crash Sewer Work in Italy, Unearth a 2,400-Year-Old Tomb

Workers digging for sewer pipes in Manduria, southern Italy, just hit the pause button on history after busting into a hidden Hellenistic-age tomb straight out of the 4th century BC. Forget Mario pipes — these sewers came with coffins, red-painted walls, and ancient vases.

• 9/19/25, 12:24 AM

Italy’s Universities in Meltdown: Professor Beaten, Another Lecturer Suspended

Pisa turned violent when protesters stormed a lecture hall and targeted Professor Rino Casella, accusing him of being a “Zionist.” According to reports, the demonstrators ripped away his microphone, hurled his book, and physically attacked him in front of stunned students. Casella was rushed to the hospital, where he was treated for a head wound and multiple bruises.

• 9/18/25, 3:58 AM