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Thu 01 Jan 2007US and N Korea talks raise hope of breakthroughUS:The US and North Korea held a second day of unprecedented talks yesterday, raising hopes of a breakthrough in efforts to curb the communist state's nuclear weapons programme.Envoys from the two sides, who met for six hours on Tuesday and another 1½ hours yesterday, were planning to hold a third round of discussions in the German capital today, said US assistant secretary of state Christopher Hill.