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Letter writing kept alive in Kenya despite rise in internet use

​Twenty-four-year-old Vincent Lukabo unsealed the brown envelope keenly and blew in some air to open it up before folding a typed letter and placing in.

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China's govt officials called upon to lead the way in birthing second child

Since the one-child policy was first enacted over thirty years ago, birthrates across China have remained low. Now, almost a full-year into the new two-child policy, the rate in many areas has seen little to no increase.

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Chinese Women's Film Festival calls for gender equality

A film festival in China is calling for more female representation in cinema and plans to lobby the country's film industry to improve the situation.

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Iconic Coca-Cola sign in Australia sells for 75,000 U.S. dollars

​An Australian auction to sell off a massive iconic Coca-Cola signage in Sydney has come to an end with more than 100,000 Australian dollars (75,000 U.S. dollars) received from local and overseas bidders, local media reported on Tuesday.

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Six U.S. senators urge Obama to prioritize cyber crime at G20 summit

Six U.S. senators have urged President Barack Obama to prioritize cyber crime at this weekend's Group of 20 summit in China, in the wake of the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank, according to a letter obtained by Reuters.

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Republicans, in revolt, urge party to de-fund Trump

More than 70 influential Republicans have signed a letter urging the party to stop spending money on Mr Donald Trump's presidential campaign and direct it instead to November's congressional races, a news report said on Friday (Aug 12).

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Distinctive college admission letters impress Chinese students

Instead of the usual formal acceptance letters, future college students across China have been impressed by what they have received this summer: delicately designed, hand-crafted admission letters.

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Malaysian police probe IS threat on PM Najib and ministers

Malaysian police said on Tuesday (Aug 2) it will investigate the authenticity of a letter sent to a Negri Sembilan police station on Monday, claiming that Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (IS) militants are targeting several top leaders.

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'I can wipe out a total of 470 disabled individuals’: read disturbing letter by man accused of mass stabbing at Japanese care facility

This is the letter from Satoshi Uematsu, the young Japanese man who went on a stabbing rampage, killing 19 people Tuesday at a facility for the mentally disabled where he had been fired. Months earlier, he reportedly gave a letter to Parliament outlining the bloody plan.

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Top tech leaders bash Trump as anti-innovation

A Donald Trump presidency "would be a disaster for innovation," said on Thursday an open letter from 145 U.S. tech industry leaders, including high-profile names like Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman.

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Thousands of copies of anti-charter letter mailed to villagers in northern Thailand

Thousands of copies of a politically-motivated letter have been mysteriously mailed to villagers in northern Thailand, urging the recipients to vote down a draft constitution in next month's public referendum, police said on Wednesday.

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Over 20,000 people sign open letter against South China Sea arbitration award

Over 20,000 people have signed an open letter contesting the award on the South China Sea (SCS) arbitration case by an ad hoc tribunal here on Tuesday.

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Rape case involving Stanford student triggers uproar against white privilege

​A recent public letter recounting the author's harrowing experience after being raped by a Stanford University student has caused an uproar against white privilege in the United States and prompted compassionate replies by people from different backgrounds.

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S. African anti-crime unit threatens to probe minister

South Africa's special anti- crime unit, the Hawks, threatened on Tuesday to exercise its constitutional powers to investigate Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan over allegations about a "rogue unit" at the SA Revenue Services (SARS).

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Bin Laden called for Americans to rise up over climate change

​Osama bin Laden wrote a letter calling on the American people to help President Barack Obama fight "catastrophic" climate change and "save humanity", in the latest evidence of his worries about environmental issues, newly released documents show

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DR Congo in political crisis over presidential election timetable

​The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been facing a political crisis over the timetable for presidential polls scheduled for next year.

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Rio defends Olympic aquatic venues

Officials in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday rebuffed claims from swimming's world governing body FINA that 2016 Olympic aquatic events are being treated with "disrespect".