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Justice, accountability, more questions: what Russell Brand’s guilty verdict means for victim-survivors

The Conversation ·

British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, related to multiple victims, after a four-week trial in London. He was acquitted on three other charges. The offences for which Brand was convicted occurred nearly two decades ago.…

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    A Hong Kong court has sentenced a domestic helper to five months in jail for molesting her former employer’s daughter in the family home. Lady Jay Santos Flores, 45, did not submit any mitigation to Kowloon City Court on Friday before she was sentenced on three counts of indecent assault. She sobbed…

  2. Prepare for take-off: SIA unveils new seats in $2b upgrade, rolling out from second half of 2027 SPH Media ·

    This is the airline’s biggest investment in cabin products to date, covering 72 aircraft in total.

  3. Six prototypes later, SIA adds doors to business class SPH Media ·

    It took more than seven years to find the right balance between weight, premium quality, comfort and reliability for the new seats.

  4. More reclining abilities for SIA’s new economy, premium economy seats SPH Media ·

    The new economy and premium economy seats will be fitted in only the new Boeing 777-9 planes.

  5. How SIA’s new first-class seats are customised, down to the last stitch SPH Media ·

    Each seat measures 30 inches wide with armrests down and 80 inches long.

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    By Joseph Erunke Abuja -The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has moved to tighten its grip on the conduct of the 2027 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, warning that computer-based test (CBT) centres that fail to meet its prescribed standards will be denied…

  8. Malaysia’s Najib closer to house arrest as Umno pays US$12.3 million fine South China Morning Post ·

    Malaysia’s Umno said on Friday it had settled the court payment needed to move disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak to house arrest, after a public fundraising campaign reached its target to cover his 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine. The penalty was a condition of a royal pardon…

  9. From Swans to the AFL’s ugly ducklings: Sydney’s shame is no one-off Nine ·

    Papley’s roadside drug test failure – the outcome of which is yet to be verified by a secondary sample – can be a positive for the Swans, so to speak, if it forces them to confront the root causes of the Pullman fiasco.

  10. Former Malaysia PM Najib Razak's US$12.3 million fine paid by UMNO, paving way for house arrest CNA ·

    The "solidarity fund" set up for former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak had reached the target amount, UMNO said.

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