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Peru's central bank chief says Trump gives him 'goose bumps'
LIMA (Reuters) - The head of Peru's central bank said on Wednesday he gets the goose bumps when he thinks about what would happen to the global economy if U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wins the November election.
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UPDATE 1-London's National Gallery sued in NY over alleged stolen Matisse
NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The National Gallery of Art in London was sued on Wednesday in New York for the return of the 1908 Henri Matisse painting "Portrait of Greta Moll" by three grandchildren of its subject, who claim it was stolen.
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Struggling to feed families, Venezuelans abandon pets
LOS TEQUES, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelans struggling to feed their families, let alone their pets, during the country's deep economic crisis are increasingly abandoning emaciated dogs in streets, public parks and makeshift shelters because they no longer can afford to care for them.
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Suited for summit, dapper Duterte tries the presidential look
VIENTIANE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Controversial Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte donned a lounge suit for his first international summit on Wednesday, a rare show of sartorial conformity as pressure mounts on him to act presidential.
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INTERVIEW-Beauty queen activist urges UK to act on China's alleged organ trade
LONDON, Sept 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Chinese-Canadian rights activist and Miss World finalist urged British lawmakers on Tuesday to take action against alleged organ-harvesting in China after being invited to screen her film about the trade in parliament.
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Is it a bird? A plane? Smartphone sent into sky for record attempt
(Reuters) - A smartphone attached to a balloon took to the skies on Monday in an attempt to set a record for the highest livestream from such a device.
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Should we keep doing face transplants?
(Reuters Health) - There are few long-term studies of people who’ve had face transplants, and even the addition of another study of seven cases does not answer all questions about safety and efficacy of the procedure, say the authors of a new report.
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Wooden sculpture of London goes up in flames to mark Great Fire anniversary
LONDON (Reuters) - Flames once again licked the historic buildings of Britain's capital as a wooden replica of 17th century London went up in smoke to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London.
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Clown sightings spook South Carolina, perplex police
(Reuters) - One clown showed up on a roadside in a rain poncho, another waved money at children near woods.
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Dog called Romeo rescued from rubble 10 days after Italy quake
ROME (Reuters) - A golden retriever called Romeo has been pulled alive from a pile of rubble in central Italy 10 days after towns in the area were leveled by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake.
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