Kenya Information Minister Samuel Poghisio was quoted by local media as saying that the paper would provide a platform for better understanding between China and Africa.

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Instead of relying on paper and phone calls, its platform integrates e-mail, social media and mobile technology to manage doctor-patient relations.

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On paper at least, this looks like a strong platform on which to build a global business.

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My vision for the future of my hometown paper was one where our stories were read in Los Angeles and around the world, on every platform, by anyone who had an interest.

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The paper notes that there would ultimately be a written constitution in an independent Scotland but that a constitutional platform, covering such matters as finance, the law and international agreements, would be needed in the interim to enable Holyrood to operate independently.

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