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A Good Week for ... , January 19, 2014

It's usually goals that flow when Cristiano Ronaldo does what he does best, but tears flowed too as the Real Madrid and Portugal striker was named the world's best soccer player for the second time.

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Cristiano Ronaldo

It's usually goals that flow when Cristiano Ronaldo does what he does best, but tears flowed too as the Real Madrid and Portugal striker was named the world's best soccer player for the second time. An emotional Ronaldo, 28, received the Fifa Ballon d'Or from the legendary Pele in Zurich, ending Lionel Messi's four-year domination of the award. Ronaldo scored 69 goals in 59 matches in 2013.

 

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Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's announcement that schools will begin teaching Chinese as a second language for ethnic minority pupils was warmly welcomed by advocacy group Unison. Schools will be provided some HK$200 million to support teaching minority children in the first year. The aim is for ethnic minority students to sit Chinese-language exams alongside their Chinese colleagues.

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