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By Roger Wilkison Bangkok 16 July 2007 The head of the United Nations nuclear agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, says his inspectors have confirmed that North Korea has shut down its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon, a key step in efforts to halt the country's pr

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