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A US federal court ruled in favor of dairy truck drivers seeking overtime pay, and it turned out that a missing comma - a controversial "Oxford Comma" - could cost a company US$10 Million.
Education, Government - Ecuador Education Rank Soars
As Ecuador's President Rafael Correa wraps up his time in office, a new study chronicles the stunning increase in access to education under his administration.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 17 March 2017
Hello Australia!! - A dire warning for Canberra to fix the budget - Theresa May indicates her opposition against Scotland's proposed independence vote - No one will back Trump's paranoid delusion - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green, Government - Donation Creates New National Parks
The largest private land donation in Chilean history is providing more than 400,000 hectares for a network of new national parks in the country's rugged and beautiful south.
Government - Israel Accused Of Apartheid
Israel and its ally the US are pushing back against a United Nations report accusing Israel of imposing an "apartheid regime" of ethnic discrimination against the Palestinians.
Government - Judge Halts Trump's Second Travel Ban
Using the Trump Administration's own words to demonstrate its unconstitutional intent, a US federal judge in Hawaii has put a temporary restraining order on Donald Trump's second attempt to institute a travel ban on people from a group of predominantly Muslim countries.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 16 March 2017
Hello Australia!! - The far-right fails in the Netherlands - A Kiwi river has become a person - The US says Russian spies were behind the giant hack at Yahoo - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government, ICT - Wake Up Call From Exploding Headphones
The Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) is issuing a warning after a woman's headphone batteries appear to have exploded on a flight from Beijing to Melbourne.
Green - Concerns Over Rhino Horn Trade
Thai police are searching for two women who fled Bangkok Airport they allegedly tried to retrieve 50 kilograms of Rhinoceros Horns that had arrived in luggage from Ethiopia.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Hello Australia!! - The government ignored a critical opportunity chance to stand up for human rights say campaigners - Turkey's Erdogan shows how low he will sink - Running for President under a cloud - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Logistics, Green - DHL Sets Zero-Emissions Target
The mail and logistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group has set an ambitious goal to eliminate all logistics-related emissions to net zero by the year 2050. That includes through the company's own activities and those of its transport subcontractors.
Energy, Engineering, Government - SA's Power Future Includes Big Batteries
Blaming an "absence of national leadership", SA Premier Jay Weatherill announced the state is taking control of its energy future with a AU$550 Million plan to build a new gas-fired power plant and Australia's largest battery.
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Hello Australia!! - Scotland will try another independence vote - Trump's wiretap delusion crumbles to the ground - China declares war on a cartoon pig - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Health, Government - Ice Stresses Aussie Hospitals
The Australian hospital system is under extra pressure from the plague of methamphetamines, or, "Ice". The drug has caused 150,000 additional visits to emergency departments in 2013 alone.
ICT - Web Pioneer Urges End To Fake News
The man who invented the World Wide Web is alarmed at what's happened to his creation and is urging an all-out battle on fake news.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 13 March 2017
Good Morning Australia!! - Erdogan threatens Europe - Brazil's leader thinks he hears ghosts - A landslide of garbage kills dozens - And more in your CareerSpot Global News:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 12 March 2017
Hello Australia!! - A stunning sweep in WA - South Koreans demand the arrest of their former president - Finally, someone is standing up for those oppressed white men (gag cough choke hoark) - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 11 March 2017
Hello Australia!! - The babies who video bombed Dad and became stars - Conservatism is demonstrably crushing hundreds of thousands of Argentinians - Pope Francis opens a door - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Finance, ICT - AirBnB Raises Big Money
If you were planning to invest in the home rental company AirBnB, you're going to have to wait. The company is expected to expand its global operations now that it raised US$1 Billion in new investment funding.
Government, Finance - Park Impeachment Upheld
South Korea's constitutional court has upheld the impeachment of the president Park Geun-hye, removing her from office. She could now face a criminal trial on more than a dozen charges related to influence peddling. But officials in Seoul say the political tumult probably won't rock the markets.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 10 March 2017
Good Morning Australia!! - An Axe Attack at a crowded train station - Wikileaks says it just wants to help! Uh huh.. - Far right FAIL in Poland - Why aren't police investigating the discovery of hundreds of dead babies? - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs: