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Aung San Suu Kyi denies genocidal intent on Rohingya, urges world court to let Myanmar justice system work

Carefully avoiding the word "Rohingya", she said Gambia has given "an incomplete and misleading factual picture".

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  • The Business Development Centre Tokyo helps financial and fintech companies that want to enter Tokyo, providing help like advice on available subsidies. Over the past two years or so, the service has helped more than 100 firms. ST PHOTO: SEOW BEI YI
  • The Business Development Centre Tokyo helps financial and fintech companies that want to enter Tokyo, providing help like advice on available subsidies. Over the past two years or so, the service has helped more than 100 firms. ST PHOTO: SEOW BEI YI

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  • An anti-government demonstrator spraying a fire extinguisher at a police water cannon during a protest in Santiago, Chile, on Monday. Protests calling for equality and better social services have forced President Sebastian Pinera to increase benefits

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  • The Aeronauts stars Eddie Redmayne as scientist James Glaisher and Felicity Jones (both above) as pilot Amelia Wren.

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