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Good Morning Australia!! - The US says North Korea is "begging for war", while a South Korean official asks for small-scale nukes - Malala has stark words for a fellow Nobel Laureate - Cops capture a fugitive mafia drug lord - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Bolivia's annual "Day of the Pedestrian and Cyclist in Defense of Mother Earth" in which all but emergency motor vehicles are banned was a monumental success, with people enjoying the immediate benefits of cleaner air.

B Vitamins are among the most popular supplements for people looking for an energy boost, but a new study suggests that using too much vitamin B6 and B12 dramatically increases lung cancer in men.  And that higher risk is amplified in men who smoke. 

Good Morning Australia!! - Stern warnings for North Korea after it detonates a Hydrogen bomb - The world apparently got over the tragic image of a refugee boy - 2017 claims another music legend - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Thousands of people escape Myanmar violence by fleeing into Bangladesh - Widespread condemnation for the cop who arrested a nurse for doing her job - Fears grow the Texas floods are releasing deadly toxins into the environment - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Hundreds are reported killed in Myanmar - Kenya throws out its presidential election - The US isn't counting out the founder of the so-called Islamic State - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Researchers have catalogued 381 previously-unknown species during a two-year study in the Amazon region.

The Trump administration picked a former private university official to head the Department of Education student loan fraud unit - which was created because of the bad behavior of the same private university.

Good Morning Australia!! - A chemical plant explodes in the Texas flood zone - The US orders Russia to shut some consulates - You won't believe the racial comments that got a cop fired - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The government has denied an entry visa to Kent Heckenlively, who describes himself as the "world's number one anti-vaxxer", which pretty much stops his scheduled speaking tour in December.

A Brazilian federal court suspended a decree from President Michel Temer that would opened up parts of the Renca National Preserve to commercial mining and other development.

Good Morning Australia!! - Who is in charge in the US?  The picture has just become as murky as the flood water in Texas - Sad and angering stories are coming out of the massive flood zone surrounding Houston - Another Aussie lawmaker trips over Section 44 - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The Japanese government says it will not lower its guard over its whaling fleet, even after Paul Watson said the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society will not send ships to try to disrupt its whaling activities in the Southern Ocean this season.

A group of armed men claiming to represent the interests of the local Mapuche indigenous group raided a logging station in southern Chile, setting 29 logging trucks on fire.

Good Morning Australia!! - The Trumps visit flood-ravaged Texas - Jail time for the owner of a building where 1,100 workers were crushed to death - Bachelet aims to break another barrier - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

A crane operating on a barge near Sydney's Luna Park has collapsed and fallen into Sydney Harbour.  Witnesses say it came down with a loud noise.

In what many would consider a decision that is long, long overdue, the Queensland government is removing a number of racist place names from the map.  It may come as a surprise to some that the "N-word" appeared on the Australian map at all in 2017.

Good Morning Australia!! - North Korea launches a missile over Japan - The flooding in Texas is getting worse as rain keeps falling - A Labor Senator denies being a double-secret foreigner - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Several members of the US National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) resigned en masse to protest Donald Trump's inattention to growing cyber-security threats and his despicable reaction to neo-nazi violence in an American college town.

Uber's board chose Expedia's Dara Khosrowshahi to be the ride-hailing company's new chief executive.  It ends the long search that began in June when controversial boss Travis Kalanick stood down.