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US cool on Google's Eric Schmidt visiting North Korea
The US state department has said a planned visit to North Korea by Google chairman Eric Schmidt is unhelpful.
The reason for the trip has not yet been revealed, but reports say it is part of a humanitarian mission led by US politician Bill Richardson.
State department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said: "We don't think the timing of this is particularly helpful."
Lucy Williamson reports.
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