$700 Million Worth of Australian Coal Held up at Chinese Ports
Over $700 million worth of Australian coal exports have been anchored off the coast of China for months over apparent issues with environmental standards. It is believed around 50 vessels containing the coal are waiting around Chinese ports, as safety and quality inspections prevent the exports coming ashore, according to Bloomberg. Resources Minister Keith Pitt said the government was working with exporters to resolve the issues. “We are aware of longer port processing times for Australian coal, particularly at this time of year,” he told AAP on Thursday. “We continue to engage with industry about the impact that unofficial restrictions are having on resources exporters,” he said. The coal delays come as the latest in an array of trade-related strikes against Australian exports to the country, which has ensnared the…
Toronto police say they have identified a person of interest in the high-profile 2017 homicides of a billionaire philanthropist couple.
However, the force says no arrest has been made related to the murders of Barry and Honey Sherman.
The founder of generic pharmaceutical company Apotex and his wife were killed inside their Toronto mansion in December 2017.
Autopsy results revealed the couple died by “ligature neck compression” and police have said there were no signs of forced entry.
The killings shocked the city and made international headlines.
The family offered up to $10 million for information that would help solve the case, and hired its own team of private investigators.
Focus News: Person of Interest Identified but Not Arrested in Billionaire Murders: Police
Milwaukee County Finds 65 Missing Ballots in Voting Machine
After adding up totals in their recount, election officials from Milwaukee County in Wisconsin realized they were 65 ballots short—later unearthing them in a voting machine. It is the second time election officials have found a batch of uncounted ballots in the county as part of the state’s partial recount. The results of the recount are now expected to be announced on Friday after Thanksgiving break. Recounts are taking place in Milwaukee and Dane counties at the request of the Trump campaign, which alleges irregularities in the Nov. 3 election in Wisconsin, including “illegally altered absentee ballots.” The deadline for the recount is Dec. 1. Milwaukee County election workers had almost completed the recount of the 460,000 ballots on Nov. 25 when they found they were 65 votes short of the numbers counted…
