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A jury in Boston has found former billionaire and drug company executive John Kapoor and four co-defendants guilty of bribing US doctors to prescribe an addictive opioid painkiller.

Hello Australia!! - Facebook acts against hate mongers - A showdown is brewing between US House Democrats and the Trump administration - Measles locks down an entire cruise ship - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

With the Brexit on hold for a few months, UK lawmakers have some breathing room to deal with other pressing issues - and they approved a motion to declare an environment and climate emergency.

Wildlife campaigners hailed a "historic day for Scotland" as the government protected status to Beavers, while a major agriculture group feared a "ticking time bomb".

Good Morning Australia!! - For now, the Venezuelan coup attempt has failed - Cops clash with Workers on May Day - He's been silent throughout Trump's term in the White House, now Robert Mueller may speak in public - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Or maybe it's "Brown Energy"?  An innovative program in South Australia will use biogas from human waste to store and deliver cheap, renewable energy.

The US Environmental Protection Agency says the weed-killer glyphosate, better known as Monsanto's Roundup, is safe despite the thousands of lawsuits from people who say they gotten very sick from it.

A jury late on Tuesday found former Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer Mohamed Noor has been found guilty of two counts in the shooting death of former Sydney resident Justine Ruszczyk Damond.

Howdy Australia!! - The conservative opposition attempts a coup in Venezuela - The "Mother of Satan" is found in SA - A horrific, heartless crime shocks a nation - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The investigation into a deadly construction crane collapse at a Google building in Seattle now involves five companies, according to the state Department of Labor and Industries (L&I).

Boeing's CEO said the safety systems on its 737 Max 8 jets were properly designed and seemed to suggest that two plane crashes the killed almost 350 people were due to pilot error.

Hello Australia!! - The jury gets the case of the cop who shot Justine - The long-unseen head of Islamic State resurfaces - Sri Lanka's latest reaction to the Easter Sunday bombings - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

An Aussie toddler is one of two children diagnosed with or suspected of contracting Measles in New Zealand's Northland district.

Good Morning Australia!! - The far-right is stopped in a European election - Is Indonesia working its election officials to death? - New details of the San Diego synagogue shooting - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - A deadly shooting at a synagogue is called a "hate crime" - Sri Lanka cracks down on extremist groups - The trial of a Sydney woman's killer is racing to a conclusion - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Howdy Australia!! - Sri Lanka broadens the dragnet - It's jail for a Russian women who infiltrated America's conservative movement - Joe Biden's campaign is off to a rocky start - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Germany's Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank have backed out of merger talks, saying the deal would have been too risky.

More than a third of Australian jobs face the threat of being taken over by computers or machines over the next decade.

Hello Australia!! - The US and friends allegedly killed way more civilians than previously acknowledged - Tropical trees disappear at a stunning pace - Biden's in - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Lawmakers in one of the most-corrupt countries in Europe approved changes to the criminal code that will likely shut down some high profile and important graft cases involving government officials.