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Former German president Roman Herzog dies aged 82

Roman Herzog, who as German president was a powerful advocate of economic reforms in the 1990s after the fall of the Berlin Wall, has died, the president's office said on Tuesday (Jan 10). He was 82.

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Israeli politicians make last-ditch efforts for more votes ahead of polls

​On the eve of Tuesday's parliamentary elections, Israeli politicians were still trying to make their last-ditch efforts to court more supports, and beat their opponents.