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Tens of thousands of Brazilian students and teachers are blasting far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's education funding cuts with widespread street protests around the country, from the Amazon to the deep south.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 31 May 2019
Hello Australia!! - Trump's telltale slip of the tongue - Julian Assange is confined in a hospital ward - Survivors of a major disaster on the Danube want to know why help came too late - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Shorten Blasts "Corporate Leviathans"
In his first comments since the disastrous 18 May election, former Labor leader Bill Shorten blasted the "corporate leviathans" who cost him victory.
Government - Israel Headed To New Election
Not even two months after Israel's long-awaited election, the Knesset voted to dissolve itself because of a dispute between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former ally Avigdor Lieberman.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 30 May 2019
Howdy Australia!! - Robert Mueller makes a liar out of William Barr - Boris Johnson ordered to trial for allegedly lying about the Brexit - The school headmaster charged with a most heinous crime - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green, Government - Dieselgate Cars Still On Roads
It's been four years since the Dieselgate scandal in Europe broke wide open, and more than three quarters of the 43 million cars identified as designed to cheat on emissions tests as still on Europe's roads.
Green - Elephant Poaching In Decline
Elephant poaching rates in Africa are declining according to a new study, although the number of elephants being killed by poachers is still alarming to conservationaists.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Hello Australia!! - Merkel identifies the biggest threat facing Europe - A human rights watchdog is found to have an inhumane culture - How racism could land a man in jail - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Health, OHS - Burnout Is For Real
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has for the first time recognized burnout as a legitimate medical condition, placing it on its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) list.
Logistics - Sendle To Expand Drop Off Points
The small business courier service Sendle announced plans to open more parcel drop off points, with the goal to exceed the number of Australia Post offices.
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Hello Australia!! - An Aussie is rescued from Everest - UK's traditional parties are trounced in the EU elections - How Israel could be forced into an election rerun - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
ICT, Finance - Facebook Plans Crypto Currency
Social Media giant Facebook wants to branch out into the wild, wild wilderness of crypto-currency with the launch of its own funny money early next year.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 27 May 2019
Hello Australia!! - Europe just turned a little bit Greener in EU elections - The stunning and disturbing warning for Germany's Jews - Cops arrest Stan Lee's former manager for elder abuse - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 26 May 2019
Howdy Australia!! - What's spiking the death rate at the top of the world - Netanyahu wants to change the law rather than fight corruption charges - Russia laughs off a UN Tribunal - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 25 May 2019
Hello Australia!! - Theresa May finally pulls the plug - Trump skirts the rules to sell weapons in a war zone - Facebook fails to remove flagrant fake news - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Finance, Resource, Government - Adani Could Begin In Weeks
Adani could begin breaking ground on its Carmichael mine site within weeks after Queensland Premiere Annastacia Palaszczuk called for the final approvals to be resolved.
Health - Locally-Acquired Dengue Fever In Queensland
Queensland and local Rockhampton officials are urging people to take precautions after a local resident became the first in decades to catch Dengue Fever locally.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 24 May 2019
Good Morning Australia!! - US prosecutors pile on a new set of charges against Julian Assange - Australia's role in bustong a pedophile ring - Modi's re-elected, but May's swan song is imminent - The hate growing into America's biggest threat - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Russians Reject Controversial Cathedral
The Russian city of Yekaterinburg has called off plans to build a cathedral in a public for the politically-powerful Orthodox Church after a public backlash that got the attention of President Vladimir Putin.
Government - Key May Ally Quits Over Brexit
UK Prime Minister Theresa May had already lost 41 ministers since the 2017 election, but the 42nd had to hurt: Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom quit the cabinet after losing faith in the Conservative PM's ability to deliver the Brexit.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 23 May 2019
Hello Australia!! - The US loses a big one on the world stage - An Uber driver is allegedly a war criminal - Is there a rapist in New Zealand's Parliament? - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs: