He wielded huge influence through his television and newspaper interests. Rome: Silvio Berlusconi — who has died at 86 — dominated Italian public life for decades as a billionaire media mogul and the country’s longest serving premier. But he was always dogged by scandal. The larger-than-life character, who once compared himself to Jesus, was a […]
Vladimir Putin praised Silvio Berlusconi’s “incredible vitality, optimism and sense of humour.” (File) Moscow, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said the death of Silvio Berlusconi, one of his closest friends in the West, was an “irreparable loss” and hailed him as a “true friend.” “For me Silvio was a cherished person and a […]
