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Betty Henderson

ITALY’S former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been cleared of allegations that he bribed witnesses in a previous trial into his infamous ‘Bunga Bunga’ parties. A Milan court cleared the 86­yearold billionaire on Wednesday, February 15, putting an end to the case which has overshadowed his reputation for the last decade.

The former trial accused Berlusconi of paying a 17year­old Moroccan nightclub dren.

Furthermore, 11,756 people were reported to have been injured. However, OHCHR specified that the real numbers could be higher.

Innocent civilians have been cruelly caught up in the conflict and over 5.9 million people have been internally displaced.

There has also been catas­

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dancer for sex at one of his ‘Bunga Bunga’ parties. Speculation began during and after the trial that the politician had paid off 28 people to give false testimonies about the events at his infamous gatherings.

Some women deny any wrongdoing at the parties, while others said orgies took place and female guests dressed as nuns to give erotic dances. Berlusconi has always denied charges describing it as a smear campaign.

trophic damage to civilian infrastructure, including hospitals and schools.

And now? It has been a year since Russian forces rolled into Ukraine and there does not appear to be any real signs of a way out of this terrible conflict.

Neither Ukraine nor Russia, Zelensky or Putin appear primed for an outright military victory, and progress at the negotiating table is highly improbable.

Flight delays

AN IT fault left thousands of passengers stranded on Lufthansa flights across Europe on Wednesday, February 15. Flights across the German carrier and its associated groups were grounded for much of the day after construction work damaged glass­fibre cables in Frankfurt. The technological fault caused disruption to the company’s digital systems which forced airport staff to check in passengers using pen and paper and disrupted luggage check in services.