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Trump catches up to Clinton, latest Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pulls into effective tie with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, erasing substantial deficit as he consolidates support among his party's likely voters in recent weeks, according to latest Reuters/Ipsos national tracking poll. (USA-ELECTION/POLL, moved, by Maurice Tamman and Chris Kahn, 764 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-STAFF (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Michelle Conlin and Grant Smith, 704 words

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-DRUGS (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Amanda Becker and Ransdell Pierson, 864 words

Uzbekistan's president dies after quarter century in power

ALMATY - Thousands of Uzbeks line Tashkent's main road as President Islam Karimov's funeral cortege makes its way through the city. Whoever succeeds him will need to perform a careful balancing act between the West, Russia and China, which all vie for influence in resource-rich Central Asia and worry over growing Islamist unrest. (UZBEKISTAN-PRESIDENT/FUNERAL (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov and Olzhas Auyezov, 400 words)

President Duterte declares 'state of lawlessness' after blast kills 14 Filipinos

MANILA - Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte declares what he calls a "state of lawlessness" in the country after an explosion in a market killed 14 people in his home town while he was on a regular weekend visit there. (PHILIPPINES-BLAST/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), expect by 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, by Karen Lema and Enrico Dela Cruz, 554 words)

Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 phones after battery fires

SEOUL - Samsung recalls all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with batteries it finds to be fire-prone and halts their sales in 10 markets, denting revival of firm's mobile business. (SAMSUNG ELEC-SMARTPHONES/ (UPDATE 8, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Se Young Lee, 873 words)

UNITED STATES

Hermine pounds Florida, raising new Zika fears, then heads north

TAMPA, Florida - Hurricane Hermine wreaks havoc across Florida, causing widespread power outages and flooding before diminishing into a tropical storm and plowing up the Atlantic Coast into the Carolinas with a still-potent mix of high winds and heavy rains. (STORM-HERMINE/ (UPDATE 10, PIX, TV), moved, by Letitia Stein, 700 words)

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- STORM-HERMINE/DOCK (FEATURE, PIX), moved, by Letitia Stein, 304 words

Clinton tells FBI she could not recall all briefings on preserving documents

WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton, under questioning by federal investigators over whether she was briefed on how to preserve government records as she was about to leave State Department, said she had suffered concussion, was working part-time and could not recall every briefing she received. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-EMAILS (UPDATE 5, TV), moved, by Julia Edwards and Jonathan Allen, 915 words)

Slower U.S. payrolls growth dims September Fed rate hike prospects

WASHINGTON - U.S. employment growth slows more than expected after two straight months of robust gains and wages are tepid, which could effectively rule out interest rate increase from Federal Reserve this month. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 6, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 948 words)

ASIA

EXCLUSIVE-Chinese state enterprise workers in Hong Kong given voting guidance ahead of poll

HONG KONG - At least two large Chinese state-owned enterprises in Hong Kong are instructing staff how to vote in Sunday's legislative election, as Beijing seeks to thwart chances of local democratic candidates, according to documents seen by Reuters. (HONGKONG-ELECTION/COMPANIES (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Clare Jim and Venus Wu, 644 words)

EXCLUSIVE-Ahead of Suu Kyi visit, Obama weighs Myanmar sanctions relief - sources

WASHINGTON/YANGON - The United States is considering further easing or lifting sanctions against Myanmar around the time of a White House visit this month by the country's new leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S. officials tell Reuters. (MYANMAR-USA/ (EXCLUSIVE, URGENT), moved, by Patricia Zengerle, Matt Spetalnick, David Brunnstrom and Antoni Slodkowski, 650 words)

India PM offers Vietnam $500 mln credit line for defense cooperation

HANOI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers Vietnam a credit line of half a billion dollars for defense cooperation, giving a lift to a country seeking a military deterrent amid festering discord in the South China Sea. (VIETNAM-INDIA/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), expect by 0630, by Ho Binh Minh, 500 words)

EUROPE

Ireland to join Apple in fight against EU tax ruling

DUBLIN - Ireland's cabinet agrees to join Apple in appealing against multi-billion-euro back tax demand that European Commission imposes on iPhone maker, despite misgivings among independents who back fragile coalition. (EU-APPLE/TAXAVOIDANCE-IRELAND (UPDATE 3, TV), moved, by Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries, 875 words)

AMERICAS

After huge Venezuela protest march, government says foils coup

CARACAS - Venezuela's socialist government says it thwarts coup plot this week as opponents plan to build on their biggest protest in more than decade with further street action demanding referendum to remove president. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Andrew Cawthorne, 426 words)

In Cuba the tax man cometh, slowly

HAVANA - Some 1.5 million more Cuban state workers contribute to social security next month, with some paying income tax for first time since 1959 revolution as law passed as part of efforts to modernize economy gradually goes into effect. (CUBA-REFORM/TAXES), moved, by Marc Frank, 333 words)

AFRICA

South Africa says minister, not cabinet, asked for Gupta accounts inquiry

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's presidency says minister not cabinet team asked for judicial inquiry into why banks cut ties with company belonging to the Gupta family, conflicting messages from government which appears increasingly divided. (SAFRICA-ZUMA/GUPTAS (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by James Macharia, 644 words)

Gabon's Ping declares himself president after post-poll riots

LIBREVILLE - Gabonese opposition candidate Jean Ping declared himself president on Friday, after a disputed election that triggered two days of post-election riots against President Ali Bongo. (GABON-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, 679 words)

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