Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wipes his brow as a portrait of his second wife, Veronica Lario, is projected in the background during the recording of Porta a Porta, a programme of Italian channel RaiUno in Rome on May 5, 2009. An Italian court has ordered Mr Berlusconi to pay her €3 million per month alimony as part of a legal separation settlement that opens the way for their divorce, media reports said yesterday.

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