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The UN's highest court rules that a landmark case filed by the Gambia, accusing Myanmar of genocide of minority Rohingya Muslims, can proceed. International Court of Justice president Joan Donoghue declares the tribunal "finds that it has jurisdiction (...) to entertain the application filed by the Republic of the Gambia". SOUNDBITE
South Africa's top court finds former president Jacob Zuma in contempt of court following his refusal to appear before a graft panel. SOUNDBITE
The secretary general of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC), Ace Magashule, appears in court over alleged graft committed under former president Jacob Zuma. Magashule is facing accusations over housing contracts awarded in 2014 while he was premier of the Free State province, the elite Hawks anti-corruption unit says. IMAGES
It's often said that bread is the 'staff of life.' And the Irish Supreme Court has determined what constitutes bread--and what doesn't. According to CNN, the court ruled Subway's hot sandwiches contain too much sugar to meet Ireland's legal definition for bread. The judgment was handed down on Tuesday in response to a Subway franchisee who had appealed for a tax refund. The bread supplied by Subway in its heated sandwiches has a sugar content of 10% of the weight of the flour included in the dough. Justice Donal O'Donnell Irish Supreme Court Under Ireland's Tax Act 1972, the sugar content should not exceed 2% of the weight of flour in the dough.
Kenya's Chief Justice David Maraga is forced to postpone a last-minute hearing on whether or not to delay a presidential election, as only two of seven judges were present in court. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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