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World leaders tone it down in Peru with shawls after baggy ponchos

After sparking ridicule several years ago by dressing world leaders in baggy ponchos, Peru toned it down Sunday by getting dignitaries at a major summit to wear shawls made from the fine wool of a mountain-dwelling creature called the vicuna. From Chinese tunics to Philippine pineapple shirts, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group...

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