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SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchanged letters exploring prospects for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of his own meeting in May with US President Joe Biden, the South's JoongAng Ilbo newspaper said on Friday (July 2). Mr Moon had hoped to use the meeting with Mr Biden as a chance to revive stalled talks with Mr Kim and urge Washington to handle the issue with more urgency. He sent a letter to Mr Kim to explore ways to hold a summit, including online, if possible, as he had publicly proposed in January,...