Global News
Hello Australia!! - New concerns over Angela Merkel's health - A "qualified drug mule" in Jair Bolsonaro's entourage - Trump whinges in Osaka - Amazing video of a toddler rescued from a dangerous plunge - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
ITC, Health - Google Un-Blocks Aussie Abortion Ads
Google claims a "temporary issue" has been fixed after it blocked ads for Australian women's reproductive health clinics for about a week.
Government - Australian Man Missing In North Korea
A Perth man living in North Korea as a university student has reportedly been arrested, with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) confirming that it is providing consular support to his family.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 27 June 2019
Howdy Australia!! - The Scott and Donald Show in Osaka - Who funds Nigel Farage's high-flying lifestyle? - A new problem for the 737 MAX 8 - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green - UN Warns of Climate 'Apartheid'
The rich will pay to shield themselves from the heat and hunger caused by Global Warming while the rest of the population suffers - that's the nightmare warning from a top UN human rights official.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 26 June 2019
Hello Australia!! - The US returns migrant children to a facility known to treat them very badly - Brazil's Supreme Court considers freeing Lula - Ukraine feels betrayed by Europe - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Resources, Finance - Sandfire Bids For MOD
Sandfire Resources is making a second attempt to acquire MOD resources. Unlike a previous acquisition attempt in January, time it appears MOD is warming up to the offer.
Research, Government - SpaceX To Carry Aussie Satellites
Six Australian weather satellites are slated to take a ride into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in what founder Elon Musk describes as the company's "most difficult launch ever".
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 25 June 2019
Hello Australia!! - The US sanctions Iran - The Cocaine King is on the run - No beer for nazis - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Education, Government - Sanders Wants To Cancel US Student Debt
US Senator and progressive icon Bernie Sanders, running for President as a Democrat, will propose cancelled more than US$1.6 Trillion in college student loan debt.
ICT, Research - Fake Apps Found In Play Store
Aussie researchers found more than two-thousand bogus apps waiting for unsuspecting consumers to download from the Google Play store, raising concerns about online security.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 24 June 2019
Good Morning Australia!! - Australian kids are coming home after a horrific ordeal - Istanbul deals a defeat to Erdogan - A stunningly huge anti-government protest puts pressure on an allegedly crooked PM - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 23 June 2019
Hello Australia!! - More than a dozen people die in a building collapse - Trump steps back from the edge twice in a week - The UK is befuddled over a loud row in the home of the likely next prime minister - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 22 June 2019
Hello Australia!! - Confusion over Trump's reasons for calling off the "cocked and loaded" strike on Iran - A magazine writer accuses Trump of a heinous crime - Poachers may have wiped out a critically endangered species - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Racism Scandal Rocks US Police
The Philadelphia Police Department put 72 officers on desk duty pending an internal affairs investigation of racist, offensive, or otherwise inflamatory social media posts documented by an online advocacy group.
Government - Trump Pulls Back On Iran Strike
Donald Trump approved a US military strike against Iran in retaliation for the downing of a drone earlier in the day, but abruptly reversed course at the last moment.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 21 June 2019
Howdy Australia!! - Iran shoots down a US Drone - Malaysia throws a curve ball in the MH17 investigation - The UK is nearing finally choosing a new PM - And much more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green - US Bee Collapse Continues
US beekeepers lost almost four in ten of their honeybee colonies over the past year, raising fresh concerns over the crucial pollinators.
Green - Himalayan Ice Is Disappearing
The Global Warming Crisis is threatening the water supply to more than a billion people in Asia, as shocked scientists compared declassified Cold War-era photos to modern images to determine the Himalayan Mountain range has lost a quarter of its ice.
Government - German Pol Murdered By Far-Right
The death of a German politician and ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel who was found dead in his garden was allegedly the work of an assassin who disagreed with his immigration policy.
Green - Scientists Shocked At Canadian Thaw
A recent scientific expedition to the Canadian Arctic found that the permafrost is thawing seven decades earlier than had been predicted, signalling that the global warming crisis could be a lot worse that first thought.