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Post by Admin on Jun 12, 2023 21:52:49 GMT
Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian PM who bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations, has died aged 86.
He died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan.
In April, Berlusconi was treated for a lung infection linked to a previously undisclosed case of chronic leukaemia.
A flamboyant billionaire media tycoon, Berlusconi first came to office in 1994 and led four governments until 2011.
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Post by Admin on Jun 14, 2023 3:01:25 GMT
Donald Trump is set to surrender today at the federal courthouse in Miami to face charges for retaining and mishandling classified documents, including top-secret information about U.S. nuclear weapons programs. Trump's supporters, including many prominent members of the Republican Party, have threatened violence and suggested revolt in response to what they see as a politically motivated targeting of the former president, while Trump himself has claimed to reporters that he is innocent of wrongdoing. His capture of the Republican base is the work of a "cult leader," argues Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert on fascism and authoritarianism, adding that today's GOP is an "autocratic party operating inside a democracy."
Ben-Ghiat, a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University, also discusses the death this week of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who she says helped to mainstream far-right extremism in Italian politics.
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Post by Admin on Jun 15, 2023 0:51:39 GMT
Italy is marking the death of ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi following his death aged 86.
The Archbishop of Milan led Berlusconi's state funeral in the city's grand cathedral.
Italy is holding a day of national mourning.
All Italian and European flags on public buildings have been lowered to half-mast.
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