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Doctors frequently recommend older patients take Vitamin D supplements to treat or prevent osteoporosis, but a new study says they don't prevent fractures, falls, or improve bone mineral density.
Health, Government - Red Cross Ebola Workers Attacked
The United Nations Security Council is calling for an immediate end to factional fighting in the DR Congo after three Red Cross workers were attacked while trying to contain the latest deadly Ebola outbreak.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 5 October 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - An FBI investigation fails to resolve American division - The world is risking another global financial crisis - The dictator who was un-pardoned - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Russia Accused Of Cyber Attacks
Ausatralia joined the UK in accusing Russia of using cyber attacks to sew chaos in order to undermine Western democracies.
Government - Tampon Tax To Go
After two decades of opposition, Australia is finally dumping the 10 percent tax on women's sanitary products derisively known as the "Tampon Tax".
HR, Finance, Logistics - Amazon Takes Away Worker Bonuses
Amazon may have pledged to raise its US company-wide minimum wage to $15 per hour, but the other shoe dropped: The e-commerce mega-giant is eliminating monthly bonuses and stock awards for warehouse workers and other hourly employees.
Green, Government - US Expects Devastating Global Warming
Donald Trump publicly denies the reality of man-made global warming, or labels it a "Chinese plot" to dominate manufacturing. But Trump administration report not on expects the earth to warm, but says it will do so at truly horrific levels.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 3 October 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - The Indonesian death toll goes up, are authorities prepared for more? - Trump's finances laid bare - A US Ambassador appears to suggest a preemptive strike on Russia - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Research, Health - Cancer Researchers Get Nobel Medical Prize
The 2018 Nobel Prize in medicine recognized American James P. Allison and Japanese researcher Tasuku Honjo for a pioneering approach to cancer treatment which harnesses the body's immune system to attack cancer cells.
Research, HR - Sexist Scientist Suspended
Europe's top nuclear lab suspended one of its scientists for a presentation that included a slide that read, "Physics invented and built by men, it's not by invitation."
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - Germany cracks down on far-right "terrorists" - The drinking buddies of Trump's Supreme Court nominee want to speak to the FBI - Indonesia's disaster aftermath is compounded with jailbreaks - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Health - Ebola Threatens To Cross Border
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is warning of a "very high" chance of the deadly Ebola virus jumping outside the DR Congo's border into its neighbors.
ICT, Executive - Musk Pays Big Price For Tweet
Tesla chief Elon Musk agreed to pay US$20 Million and step down as chairman for three years to settle a case with US regulators. but the biggest tests may still be to come.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 1 October 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - The FBI "kind of" investigates Trump's Supreme Court nominee - A referendum may have just ended one of Europe's longest-running disputes - Tens of thousands oppose Brazil's far right standard bearer - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 30 September 2018
Hello Australia!! - Hundreds are killed in that Earthquake and Tsunami that slammed Indonesia - China's high price of homophobia - A battle in Barcelona - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 29 September 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - A US Senator is excoriated by sex abuse survivors before a stunning about face for Trump's Supreme Court nominee - The Pope sacks an abusive priest - Facebook says someone tried to hack tens of millions of profiles - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Canada Rescinds Suu Kyi Honor
Canada's Parliament voted unanimously to take away the honorary citizenship granted to Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi because of her failure to stop the Rohingya crisis in her country, which the UN considers a genocide.
Finance, Energy, Green - Tesla's Big SA Battery Earning Its Keep
Elon Musk, please stop tweeting and get back to making alternative energy kit. Because the financial returns off your great, big lithium ion battery in South Australia are already exceeding expectations.
Finance - Argentine Peso Slides After IMF Deal
Argentina's Peso slipped a day after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to speed up and beef up a bail out loan package for the inflation-wracked South American economy.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 28 September 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - Christine Blasey Ford said she's 100 percent certain that Trump's Suprme Counrt nominee tried to rape her - India scrapes off a colonial-era law that effectively considered women property - Elon Musk has legal trouble - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Chaotic Week At The ABC
ABC chairman Justin Milne has resigned under pressure, just days after managing director Michelle Guthrie was sacked.