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Sun 07 Jul 2009US official in N Korea talks
The US pointman for sanctions on North Korea holds talks in Malaysia today, possibly on links banks have to the North's finances, while a report said Pyongyang may have shot mid-range missiles in a series fired on Saturday.
North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles, South Korea's defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United States on its Independence Day, further stoking regional tensions already high due to Pyongyang's nuclear test in May.
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