Berlusconi in Saudi talks
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Italian newspapers said yesterday that Mr Berlusconi had opted to accept an offer from the al-Waleed consortium, which includes the German media magnate Leo Kirch and the South African businessman Johann Rupert, to buy between 20 and 30 per cent of Mediaset.
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