Global News
Hello Australia!! - A little girl dies in the custody of the US Border Patrol - Morrison tries to wade halfway between Jokowi and Trump - Theresa May has another bad day - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Finance, Government - NT In Financial Crisis
The Northern Territory's Treasurer Nicole Manison will fly to Canberra next week to ask Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg for a bail out.
Finance, Government - Swiss Secrets Revealed
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) now has access to Swiss banking records, enabling officials to make sure that Aussies with such accounts pay their fair share of tax.
Government - US Senate Defies Trump On Yemen
The United States Senate for the first time since 1973 voted to invoke the War Powers Act to withdraw US military aid for Saudi Arabia's war on Yemen, which Donald Trump support.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 14 December 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - French cops get the Strasbourg gunman - Big progress in the Yemen War negotiations - China detains a second Canadian - Hey, hey, hey, the "Blurred Lines" lawsuit is over - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - The Companies That Paid No Taxes
About a third of large Australian companies did not pay taxes even though they made profits, according to the Australians Taxation Office (ATO).
Government - US Senate Delays Yemen Resolution
The US Senate will reconvene when Thursday rolls around to Washington DC to vote on a resolution that would end American support for Saudi Arabia's military intervention in the Yemen Civil War.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 13 December 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - Theresa May survives another day - Trump's lawyer blasts his "dirty deeds" - France hunts the Strasbourg gunman - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green - US Accused Of Blocking Climate Talks
Vanuatu's foreign minister singled out the US for allegedly obstructing progress at talks on limiting global warming taking place at the COP24 conference in Katowice, Poland.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - Shots ring out in Strasbourg as European Parliamentarians flood the city - China detains a prominent Canadian - US Democrats attack Trump's manhood - Executives are held responsible for their role in fascist tyranny - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Logistics, ICT - Uber Has An Outage
It's not just you, Uber and Uber eats are experiencing outages all around the globe, from Australia and Asia to the US, South America, and Europe.
Resources - Intermin And MacPhersons To Merge WA Goldfields Assets
Intermin Resources and MacPhersons Resources have agreed to merge into a new gold company called Horizon Minerals, provided that Intermin's approve the proposal.
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 11 December 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - UK's May postpones the Brexit vote - Macron bows to the Yellow Vests a second time - Nissan says its former chief bought a home with its money - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Health - Woman Dies Of Brain-Eating Amoeba From Neti Pot
Doctors in Seattle believe a woman was infected with rare, brain-eating amoebas after she used tap water in netipot to rinse her sinuses.
ICT, Executive - Dorsey Under Fire For Myanmar Tweet
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has sparked a backlash after encouraging his followers to visit Myanmar, where the government is accused of genocide against the Rohingya minority.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 10 December 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - Macron's fate could be ties to the Yellow Vest protests - The violent demonstrations cost France billions - A grim discovery in New Zealand - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 9 December 2018
Hello Australia!! - Violence rocks Paris for a fourth consecutive weekend - China threatens Canada - People die in a concert stampede - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 8 December 2018
Hello Australia!! - A nazi learns his fate in Charlottesville, Virginia - French cops decried for treating high school students like captured troops - New concerns the DR Congo Ebola outbreak is now growing faster than it can be contained - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Finance, ICT - Lyft Files Papers For Upcoming IPO
The ride hailing firm Lyft has filed the paperwork to go ahead with an initial public offering (IPO) of its stock as early as the first half of next year, beating arch-rival Uber to the punch.
Odds And Ends
Here are some of the stories that slipped through the cracks this week. For starters, California is the first state in the US to mandate Solar power be built into every home from 2020.
World News Briefs For Friday, 7 December 2018
Hello Australia!! - Canada's Trudeau denies politics in the arrest of a top Chinese executive - France fears the worst violence in decades this weekend - South Africa's biggest changes since apartheid ended are approved - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs: