$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鈥擜 psychiatrist is expected to testify for the defence today in the murder trial for the man who drove a van down a crowded Toronto sidewalk killing 10 people.
Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder.
The defence argues the 28-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., should be found not criminally responsible for his actions on April 23, 2018 due to autism spectrum disorder.
On Monday, the judge gave the Crown and its experts a few days to review a number of interviews a psychiatrist hired by the defence did with Minassian.
Another psychiatrist has testified that Minassian鈥檚 autism spectrum disorder left him fixated on mass killings and vulnerable to the ramblings of an American mass murderer.
Court has heard that Minassian told various doctors his motivation for the attacks ranged from notoriety to revenge against society for years of rejection by women to anxiety over starting a new job.
Focus News: Psychiatrist Set to Testify for Defence as Toronto’s Van Attack Trial Resumes
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…
