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Hello Australia!! - Hurricane Harvey slams Texas and flood waters are rising - As his country faces natural disaster, Trump pulls some total d*ck moves - Yingluck has fled to... - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Deadly rioting follows a religious leader's rape conviction - A machete-wielding man attacks cops in Brussels - Where's Yingluck?  Probably not Thailand.. - And MUCH more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Once the most powerful man in South Korea, the boss of the massive Samsung corporation has been sentenced to five years in prison for bribe paying and embezzlement.

Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who lost her job in the 2014 military coup, failed to show up in court to hear the verdict in her corruption trial.  The coup government put out a warrant for her arrest.

The European Union is condemning Israel after security forces destroyed EU-funded schools for Palestinian children in the West Bank.

Good Morning Australia!! - North Korea's Kim has a dangerous new toy - Part of Russia is forcing women to remarry their ex-spouses - The multi-million dollar "pipe dream" that came true - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The High Court will in October hear the cases of politicians accused of having dual citizenship which may make them ineligible to hold elected office in Australia.

Brazil's unelected conservative government has stripped the protected status of a vast natural reserve to open it up to commercial mineral exploitation.

Good Morning Australia!! - Trump's Jekyll and Hyde routine probably isn't fooling anyone - "Lives have been saved" because of the late Fiona Richardson - The rock band that might want to change its name - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Swiss researchers say that governments of the world have pretty much already missed their chance to avoid catastrophic levels of global warming.

The government of Chile has rejected a proposed open-pit copper and iron mine that critics say would have threatened a popular colony of vulnerable Humboldt Penguins.

Good Morning Australia!! - A miracle rescue raises spirits after an earthquake in Italy - Trump's finger-pointing at Pakistan threatens to undo regional anti-terrorism cooperation - The Barcelona terrorists were plotting even worse attacks - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Some of the biggest pioneers of tech, artificial intelligence, and robotics are calling on the United Nations to ban the development of autonomous weapons, which many are labeling "killer robots".

Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton is "actively pursuing options" to get out of the shale oil business, bowing to pressure from shareholders to offload the underperforming sector.

Donald Trump delivered a long-awaited speech on his administration's policy on Afghanistan.  Although details were scant, the overall theme flies 180 degrees counter to the non-interventionist message he's espoused for most of the decade.  And the new diplomatic push seems likely to antagonize Pakistan, a nuclear power.

Good Morning Australia!! - Spanish police kill the terrorist ringleader responsible for the Barcelona attack - A great victory for women in Chile - Big Ben falls silent and will largely stay silent for a while - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The New Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia is taking its first surgical patients this week.

A police official says One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson might have undermined police efforts to "build social cohesion" when she donned a burqa in a stunt in the Senate last week.  Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young went even further and said the next terrorist attack in Australia will "be on your head, Pauline".

Good Morning Australia!! - The world mourns the passing of two comedy legends - Trump might be planning to drag the Afghanistan war out for a few more years - Nauru refugees are being denied crucial medical treatment - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Spain says the Barcelona terrorist cell is gone, but a Sydney boy has not been accounted for - Right-wingers foiled in two attempts at marches in big cities - The First Lady who's hiding out from the law - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs: