Silvio Berlusconi resigns as Italian PM

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Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as Italian prime minister.

Mr Berlusconi is Italy's longest-serving post-WWII prime minister, having dominated political life in the country for 17 years - but his career has been marred by scandals in recent years.

James Robbins reports.

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