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Issue: July 17, 2008 (Archive)

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Teachers flunk English
More than half of would-be teachers - and even some already in the profession - may not be allowed to teach English in the next school year.

World Cup victory for TVB
TVB will fork out HK$400 million after winning back the right to broadcast the coveted football World Cup.

Transplant patient gets wrong heart
Doctors at the center of a bungled heart transplant in which the donor organ came from a person of an incompatible blood type had noticed the mismatch.

Black marks for weathermen
The observatory came under fire for its handling of the black rainstorm warnings.

Deluge sets off landslides
More than 11,400 lightning flashes lit up the sky before dawn yesterday as torrential rains, prompting the first black rainstorm warning in nearly three years, caused landslides and flooding.

HKMEx swoop forces Cheung to take leave
Embattled Executive Council member Barry Cheung Chun-yuen late last night announced he is taking leave from all public offices after police opened an investigation into the failed trading platform he set up.

Mission to save groupers
Marine scientists have called for stricter measures to protect groupers - or garoupa - and other reef fish, as local demand is contributing to their extinction.

CY spin doctor resigns after just nine months
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's spin doctor has resigned, citing problems with her eyes and ears.

Most back ouster but won't move it
Pro-establishment lawmakers say they would support the ouster of Raymond Wong and Albert Chan, who both got suspended jail sentences.

Pair fume after avoiding prison
A judge criticized radical lawmakers "Mad Dog" Raymond Wong Yuk-man and "Big Guy" Albert Chan Wai-yip for damaging the rule of law as he imposed suspended jail sentences on the pair for unlawful assembly during a rally two years ago.

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