Italy's Berlusconi still in hospital, but "better than he was"

FILE PHOTO: Forza Italia party leader Silvio Berlusconi looks on at a polling station during the snap election, in Milan, Italy, September 25, 2022. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo

MILAN (Reuters) -Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is "better than he was", his friend Fedele Confalonieri said on Friday after visiting him in hospital, where he is being treated for a lung infection caused by chronic leukaemia.

The 86-year-old billionaire media tycoon was rushed to Milan's San Raffaele hospital on Wednesday, triggering speculation that his life might be in danger and drawing a stream of family and friends to his bedside.