The Calgary Stampeders have brought back longtime NFL quarterback P.J. Walker. The five-foot-eleven, 215-pound passer joined the team’s practice roster in October after his rights were acquired via trade from the Toronto Argonauts. He didn’t sign a long-term contract with the Stampeders immediately following the completion of the regular season as he reportedly wished to…
Kana is a new imprint from Abrams ComicArts that’s all about publishing manga in English, and tomorrow, November 12, it’s dropping the first volume of Eden of Witches by Yumeji. The publisher described the story as a “lushly illustrated coming-of-age story takes place in a world devastated by humankind and forsaken by plants and animals…
Beijing is pressuring Manila to give up its sovereign rights to explore and develop resources in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippines’ defense chief said on Tuesday, November 12…
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Evans as the inaugural Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner. Mr Evans has been appointed following a merit-based selection process and will commence a five year term on 2 December 2024. Modern slavery deprives victims of their dignity, fundamental rights and freedoms. It encompasses a range of exploitative practices
GENEVA – As the 29th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) begins in Baku, Azerbaijan, UN experts called on States to prioritise the protection of human rights with truly ambitious climate action to 2030, and agree to sufficient, transparent and legitimate funding. They issued the
CANBERRA — China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Secretary of National Defence Gilberto Teodoro said on Nov 12 after a meeting with his Australian counterpart in Canberra. “What we see is an increasing demand by Beijing for us to concede our sovereign rights