German ex-president Horst Koehler dies at 81
BERLIN - Germany&s former president Horst Koehler, who served as head of state from 2004 to 2010, died on Saturday aged 81 after a brief illness, officials announced.
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Los Angeles wildfires ‘fully contained&
LOS ANGELES — More than three weeks after the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires broke out in Southern California, state officials said on Friday evening that firefighters had fully contained both blazes, meaning that the perimeters of the fires were completely under control.
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Six feared dead as medical jet crashes in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - A small medical plane carrying six people crashed near a shopping centre in northeast Philadelphia on Friday night, apparently leaving no survivors and sending a large fireball into the air that engulfed vehicles and homes in flames, authorities said.
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Three Israeli hostages set to be released in latest Gaza exchange
JERUSALEM — The Palestinian militant group Hamas is expected to hand over three Israelis on Saturday, in the latest stage of a gradual exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners under a truce aimed at opening the way to ending the 15-month war in Gaza.
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Destruction as executive jet crashes in Philadelphia, six feared dead
PHILADELPHIA — A small jet with six people onboard crashed into a busy Philadelphia suburb Friday, officials said, showering wreckage over a wide areas and sparking blazes that caused extensive damage to homes and vehicles.
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Coe hopeful with IOC vote finishing line in sight
PARIS - Sebastian Coe said on Friday he feels he has a fighting chance of becoming the next leader of the Olympic movement after he and his rivals faced an intense day of presentations.
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