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Hot dog rivals just can't cut the mustard
It must be a tough thing for rivals to swallow, but when it comes to wolfing down hot dogs "Black Widow" Sonya Thomas can't be beaten. 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124122&sid=36946172&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



Write on target: lawmaker looks at life
Young people who are cynical or lost may find this book useful to disperse their negative feelings and get back on the right track. 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124121&sid=36946171&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



Swimmers hope to make Games splash
Four top local women swimmers have qualified for the London Olympics - and expressed hope they will beat their Hong Kong records while there. 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124120&sid=36946170&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



Ghostly images are just ghastly mistake
Two smartphone users had shivers down their spines when they saw pictures they had taken with their devices - but were later left with red faces. 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124119&sid=36946169&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



Why the big fuss over two posts?
What does Equal Opportunities Commission chairman Lam Woon-kwong want anyway? Mary Ma 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=49&art_id=124118&sid=36946168&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



China cuts rates again
China surprised the world last night by cutting its benchmark interest rates for the second time in two months. Natallie Cai 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=124117&sid=36949032&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



Slaughter on Bird Street
Health officials and cops moved into the bird market in Prince Edward yesterday to seize 1,000 birds for slaughter in a new bird-flu alert. Mary Ann Benitez, Phoebe Man andRoy Chan 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=124116&sid=36949031&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



Warning by developer as home sales plunge
Small-sized developer SPG Land (Holdings) (0337) filed a profit warning yesterday, expecting a bleak first half due to the slowdown in the property sector nationwide. Grace Cao 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=124115&sid=36946638&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



Commercial buildings win favor on interest rates dive
The low-interest environment is inspiring high-end buyers to splash out on commercial buildings. Natalie Ngan 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=124114&sid=36946343&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



Ho takes court offensive to quash Leung polls win
Defeated chief executive election candidate Albert Ho Chun-yan yesterday launched a two-pronged legal challenge to declare the March 25 poll from which Leung Chun-ying emerged victorious invalid. Winnie Chong 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=124113&sid=36947360&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



`Inhuman' son in properties tussle
An 81-year-old former police officer described as "inhuman" his eldest son, who he is suing to reclaim ownership of properties. Winnie Chong 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=124112&sid=36948951&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



Equality chief to give Exco decision soon
Executive Council convener Lam Woon-kwong says he will make a decision "within days" on whether or not to quit. Phila Siu 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=124111&sid=36945260&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



Warning as disease kills Cambodia kids
Travelers to Cambodia are being advised to take precautions as the World Health Organization and the country's health ministry race to identify a disease that has killed 61 children since April. Mary Ann Benitez and Phoebe Man 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=124110&sid=36947782&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



I did no wrong: Mak
The development secretary caught in a fresh controversy has strongly denied he misused a civil service rent allowance scheme in the 1980s. Eddie Luk 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=124109&sid=36944511&con_type=3&archive_d_str=20120706



Fund managers bullish on stocks as euro fears ebb
Global fund managers want to move into equities from bonds in the third quarter, the latest HSBC survey shows, as 40 percent of those polled are bullish on stocks. Alice Zhao 7/6/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=1&art_id=124108&sid=36947478&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120706



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