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Suspect in court over attack on villager

A man accused of attacking a woman in a Ma On Shan village is due to plead in the District Court. Lee Kim-hung is accused of attacking 39-year-old Wendy Hui (left) on May 2 in what was reported to be part of a 10-year-old dispute over car parking in Kwun Hang Tsuen. Reports of the attack said Hui had been assaulted by three members of the Wo Shing Wo triad.

Palestinian envoy visits Auschwitz

In a rare occurrence, a religious adviser to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, Ziad al-Bandak, visits Auschwitz, the former Nazi death camp in Poland, to honour the 1.5 million people who were murdered there during the second world war, mostly Jews.

US figures expected to show slowdown in growth rate

Economic data to be released in Washington may show that growth in the world's biggest economy is slowing, with forecasters predicting that the provisional second quarter figures will point to 1.5 per cent annualised growth, down from 1.9 per cent in the March quarter.

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