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The World Bank has announced it is sending money to Samoa to help the island nation battle the Measles Epidemic that has killed 70 people, almost all of them children younger than five years old.
Several Missing In Deadly NZ Volcano Blast
New Zealand's Whakaari - White Island volcano erupted in a dramatic blast, killing at least one person. Several people are still unaccounted for, but police say it's too dangerous for them to go to the island to search.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 9 December 2019
Good Morning Australia!! - Arrests after a deadly factory fire - The sudden death of a rising star - Russia's Olympic dreams could be snuffed out today - And North Korea says it's up to something.. - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 8 December 2019
Hello Australia!! - The warming oceans are rapidly losing oxygen - The US and Iran swap prisoners - The macabre "dinner party" preceding a mass shooting - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 7 December 2019
Hello Australia!! - Elon Musk beats a lawsuit - Another shooting at a US military base - Merkel makes a pilgrimage - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Finance, ICT - Uber Admits Sexual Abuse Problem
Uber released an internal review that revealed a widespread sexual assault problem - the company received 235 reports of a rape occurring during a ride in the United States last year.
Government, Health - Samoa Charges Anti-Vaxxer
Authorities in Samoa have arrested a suspect for incitement against the Government's order that everyone be vaccinated to stop the measles epidemic which has killed 63 people, mostly children younger than five years.
World News Briefs For Friday, 6 Dec 2019
Hello Australia!! - Impeachment moves forward - Strikes shut down France, could it be Macron's undoing? - The Samoan Measles death toll rises a again - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Morrison to Cut Government Departments
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will cut four entire Federal Government departments, merging their operations with others into new "super departments", and sack the bureaucrats currently in charge.
Government - Finnish PM Toppled By Strike
Finland's Prime Minister Antti Rinne has resigned under heavy criticism over how he and a fellow party member in charge of government companies handled a strike by postal workers.
World News Briefs For Thursday, 5 Dec 2019
Howdy Australia!! - Trump leaves the NATO summit after being mocked by other leaders - A cowardly attack on immigrant children - Radiation is found where Japan wants to hold an important Olympic event - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green - Jerks Paint Polar Bear
Scientists and environmentalists are concerned about a polar bear in Siberia after hooligans apparently spray painted it.
Green, Government - Seven Sentenced In Caceres Killing
A year after they were found guilty, a court in Honduras sentenced the seven men convicted of the murder of indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres to prison terms of 30 to 50 years each.
World News Briefs For Wednesday, 4 Dec 2019
Howdy Australia!! - Democrats reveal their case against Trump - France's Macron snaps at Trump's attempt at humor - A Democrat drop out came as a surprise - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green - Dead Whale Ingested 99 Kilos Of Sea Waste
A juvenile Sperm Whale was found dead on a beach in Scotland with nearly 100 kilograms of plastic and other waste inside its stomach, bringing more attention to the garbage choking this planet's seas.
Logistics, Green - BMW Group Commits To Lowering Emissions
The BMW Group is expanding its commitment towards further reducing carbon emissions and making transport logistics more sustainable by joining the "Getting to Zero Coalition".
World News Briefs For Tuesday, 3 December 2019
Hello Australia!! - Troubling News from the BOM - Samoa plans a shut down to deal with the Measles - The strange haul of museum thieves - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
ICT, Government - Zuck Doubles Down On Lying Ads
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg is remaining defiant and insisting the social media giant will continue to take money for political ads even if they contain false information.
Health, Government - GOPS Plan Impossible Abortion Laws
US opponents of Women's Reproductive Rights are planning anti-abortion legislation that calls on doctors to perform a medical impossibility - and it's the second time doctors have had to tell them so.
World News Briefs For Monday, 2 December 2019
Hello Australia!! - India faces its shameful epidemic - The horrifying spread of measles in Samoa - A murder that took down a prime minister - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 1 December 2019
Hello Australia!! - How unlikely heroes and an exotic species thwarted the London Bridge terror attack - The victim of the London Bridge attack was someone who tried to help people like his attacker - An arrest linked to a notorious murder and the Panama Papers scandal - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs: