December 5, 2023
NEWS
Three British news organizations reported Saturday that comedian and social influencer Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame. Brand denied the allegations and said that all of his relationships have been consensual.
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In a 2018 disciplinary hearing at Yale University, Saifullah Khan listened as a woman accused him of raping her after a Halloween party. The woman, who had graduated, gave a statement by teleconference to a university panel, but Mr. Khan and his lawyer were not allowed in the room with the panel. Nor could his
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Moroccan athlete Othmane El Goumri dedicated his win in the Sydney Marathon to victims of the recent earthquake in his country, after almost withdrawing from the race last week due to the devastating impact of the natural disaster, including on loved ones. El Goumri finished first in the men’s marathon as American Betsy Saina claimed
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The Dutch star recovers from the disappointment of a costly fall in Saturday’s 4x400m mixed relay final to win World Championship gold in the absence of world record holder and defending champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. The Netherlands’ Femke Bol stormed to victory in the women’s 400m hurdles at the 2023 World Athletics Championships as she bounced
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Train passengers are being warned they could face major delays this bank holiday weekend. People travelling on the East Coast Main Line between London and Peterborough are being urged to plan ahead because of key engineering works and industrial action. The work is part of a billion-pound infrastructure upgrade. Train operators on the affected routes
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OPEC member-states (except Iran, Libya and Venezuela) participating in the OPEC+ deal reduced oil production in July by 912,000 barrels daily to 22.6 million barrels per day, largely on account of the voluntary production cuts by Saudi Arabia, according to the OPEC report released in August, reports news agency BSS quoting Russian news agency TASS.
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