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Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi waves to reporters as he arrives at the Chamber of Deputies to meet Mario Draghi, in Rome, on Feb. 9, 2021. Former premier Silvio Berlusconi has bowed out of Italy’s presidential election set for next week. Berlusconi, 85, said in a statement on Saturday that he had decided to “take another step on the path of national responsibility.” The media mogul insisted he had nailed down enough voters to become head of state, but he asked his supporters not to cast ballots for him. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

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Berlusconi drops bid to be elected as Italy's president
By FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press
Sat,01/22/22-1:36PM , 121 Reads
ROME (AP) — Former premier Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday bowed out of Italy's presidential election set for next week, claiming he had the votes to win but the country could ill-afford political divisions during the pandemic.
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Italian former Premier and Forza Italia (Go Italy) party leader, Silvio Berlusconi, smiles during the recording of the Italian state television RAI, Porta a Porta (Door To Door) TV talk show in Rome Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Italy is poised to elect a new president, a figure who is supposed to serve as the nation's moral compass and foster unity by being above the political fray. Silvio Berlusconi thinks he fits the bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

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Italy's next moral compass? Berlusconi, 85, eyes presidency
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Fri,01/21/22-1:23AM , 124 Reads
ROME (AP) — Italy is poised to elect a new president, meant to serve as the nation’s moral compass and foster unity by rising above the political fray.

Silvio Berlusconi thinks he fits the bill.
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A man and woman wearing FFP2 masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 are seen in front of a mural depicting Santa Claus, in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Italy, Spain and other European countries are re-instating or stiffening mask mandates as their hospitals struggle with mounting numbers of COVID-19 patients. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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Mask rules get tighter in Europe in winter's COVID-19 wave
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Fri,01/14/22-1:17AM , 110 Reads
ROME (AP) — To mask or not to mask is a question Italy settled early in the COVID-19 outbreak with a vigorous “yes." Now the onetime epicenter of the pandemic in Europe hopes even stricter mask rules will help it beat the latest infection surge.
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Pope Francis delivers his homely as he celebrates a Mass for the solemnity of St. Mary at the beginning of the new year, in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Pope on new year: Pandemic is hard, but focus on the good
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Sat,01/01/22-4:49AM , 103 Reads
VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his New Year's wishes to the world, Pope Francis encouraged people Saturday to focus on the good which unites them and decried violence against women while acknowledging that the coronavirus pandemic has left many scared and struggling amid economic inequality.
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