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The Police Force Commissioner of New South Wales is angrily lashing out at a study that suggests police officers are performing more illegal strip searches at an increasing rate.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 29 August 2019
Hello Australia!! - A horror crash claims "the fastest woman on four wheels" - Boris Johnson is condemned for short-circuiting democracy - Trump orders his minions to break the law - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green - CITES Exempts Musical Instruments
Musicians have been hard hit by international restrictions on the trade in Rosewood and other exotic woods, but now they're getting a break from a key committee tweaking the rules.
Government - Gay Republican Boss Quits
The executive director of the largest LGBT group in the US Republican Party has quit over the organization's decision to endorse Donald Trump's 2020 reelection campaign.
Energy, Government - China Increases Iran Oil Imports
Despite US sanctions on Iran's oil industry and threats to go after entities doing business with Tehran, China has increased the amount of oil it imports from Iran.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 28 August 2016
Hello Australia!! - Does Brazil's leader actually want to fight the Amazon wildfires? - Iran warns Australia - A big move to save Africa's elephants - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
ICT, HR - Google Tightens Worker Speech Rules
Google is tightening its famously open attitude towards free speech issues among its workers and telling them to stop discussing politics at work.
Resources - All Time High For Aussie Gold
Australia has produced 321 tonnes of gold in the last financial year, which is more gold than the country has ever produced before.
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 27 August 2019
Howdy Australia!! - A big pharmaceutical company is ordered to pay a hefty price for America's prescription drug crisis - How can Leo do more than the US, France, or UK? Easily, it turns out - The rainforest burns and Bolsonaro is insulting people's wives - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green, Government - Calls To Preserve Australian Rainforest
The wildfire disaster in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest is prompting calls from campaigners here to save Australia's Rainforest from development and deforestation.
Health - Rare Virus Kills In Massachusetts
The small, northeastern state of Massachusetts has confirmed a fourth case of the rare and deadly Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), which appears to have killed the latest patient.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 26 August 2016
Hello Australia!! - Boris threatens to close the bank - US CEOs may halt investments over Trump's trade war - Hong Kong police escalate tactics - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 25 August 2019
Howdy Australia!! - The Western order faces a test of its "unity and solidarity" with Trump and Boris - Prince Andrew explains his controversial relationship with a pedophile - Human nature finally made it into Space - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 24 August 2019
Hello Australia!! - Trump increases the threat of worldwide recession - Europe warns Bolsonaro over the Amazon fires - Something Russia really shouldn't do - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Finance - That's One Expensive Pig
One day, Peppa and George were playing in the garden when an American man with a briefcase showed up and bought the family business for US$4 Billion.
World News Briefs For Friday, 23 August 2019
Hello Australia!! - The Refugees who don't trust the way home - Brazil doesn't move to fight the fires in the Amazon Rainforest - Europe tells Boris Johnson the same thing they told his predecessor - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - US Admits 500,000 Jobs Don't Exist
The Trump administration has hammered on the strength of the US economy as a shield while it is being criticized over its human rights, environmental, international relations records. But now that has a glaring hole in it.
Government, Green - Oz To Ban Local Ivory And Rhino Horn Trade
Australia is taking the first steps to ban the domestic trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn, out of concern that it encourages the illegal poaching of endangered elephant and rhinoceros species in Asia and Africa.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 22 August 2019
Hello Australia!! - Trump picks a fight with an ally - Bolsonaro spins a conspiracy theory to blame his enemies - Castro's Croc takes a bite - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green, Health - Pollution and Mental Health
People who were exposed to high levels of air pollution as a child may be more likely to development illness later in life, according to a new study.
Green - The Browning Of Earth
Plant growth is declining all over the planet and the world is becoming less green, according to new research.