Today in Pictures, Dec 12, 2019

Fire at an industrial site in Tuas, Singapore, Apple CEO Tim Cook in Singapore, and other pictures around the world in Today in Pictures.

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December 12, 2019 at 10:21 AM

The scene after a fire at a Tuas industrial site on Dec 11, 2019. Firefighters battled the massive blaze for six hours. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/CHONG JUN LIANG

Apple CEO Tim Cook with some of the 100 graduates of the Swift Accelerator programme on Dec 11, 2019. Mr Cook was at the Singapore School of Science and Technology to meet with students. It is the only school in Singapore to run a compulsory coding programme for all Grade 9 students using Swift, Apple’s programming language.‬ PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/IRENE THAM

GrabFood giving out smart helmets to delivery riders who turned up for its engagement event on Dec 11, 2019, at The Grassroots Club in Yio Chu Kang. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/ONG WEE JIN

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses judges of the International Court of Justice as Gambia's Justice Minister Aboubacarr Tambadou, left, listens on the second day of three days of hearings in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Aung San Suu Kyi will represent Myanmar in a case filed by Gambia at the ICJ, the United Nations' highest court, accusing Myanmar of genocide in its campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority. PHOTO: AP

Responders work to clean up the scene of Tuesday's shooting that left multiple people dead at a kosher market on Wednesday Dec. 11, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J. PHOTO: AP

In this photo provided by the Washington State Patrol, a semi truck carrying several cars is shown hanging over the edge of Highway 195 near Colfax, Wash., after it spun out on slick roads on Dec. 11, 2019. PHOTO: HANDOUT VIA AP

The full moon rises beyond an old windmill Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, near Manhattan, Kan. PHOTO: AP

A girl goes to school just before sunrise in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. PHOTO: AP

A woman enters an exhibition hall featuring an interactive installation artwork titled "Kinesis #3 – Dissolving Field" by Hiroaki Umeda at NTT Intercommunication Center Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, in Tokyo. PHOTO: AP

Chilean dancers participatee in the tenth version of the Latin Dance World Championship in Medellin, Colombia, December 11, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Fireworks display at the closing ceremony of the 30th South East Asian Games at New Clark City, Philippines on Dec. 11, 2019. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO

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