Category: Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi, Ex-Italian Leader, Dies at 86, According to His TV Network

June 12, 2023
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MILAN—Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite allegations of corruption, died Monday, according to his television network. He was 86. Mediaset announced his death with a smiling photo of the man on its homepage and the headline: “Berlusconi is dead.” Berlusconi was admitted to the San Raffaele Hospital in…

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Silvio Berlusconi, Ex-Italian Leader, Dies at 86

June 12, 2023
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MILAN—Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite allegations of corruption, died Monday, according to his television network. He was 86. Mediaset announced his death with a smiling photo of the man on its homepage and the headline: “Berlusconi is dead.” Berlusconi was admitted to the San Raffaele Hospital in…

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Italian Presidential Election: The Leopard Is Alive and Well

February 8, 2022
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Commentary For over two decades, Italy has been in a phase of stagnation. Despite the obvious need for serious economic and structural reforms, the country is prevented from enacting them for several reasons, but there is one in particular that holds it back: the mentality of the Leopard. This mentality is brilliantly encapsulated in Giuseppe…

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Italy’s Former PM Berlusconi in ‘Good Health’ After Heart Problems

January 14, 2021
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Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he was in “good health” after being admitted to hospital in Monaco on Thursday because of heart problems. Berlusconi, 84, underwent major heart surgery in 2016 and has also survived prostate cancer. Last September, he was hospitalized after contracting coronavirus, “the most dangerous challenge” of his life, he…

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