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Yahoo has revealed that a hacker or hackers compromised more than a BILLION user accounts. That's more than double than the number of accounts impacted in the previous biggest online security breach in history - which also happened at Yahoo.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 15 December 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - China rapidly arms the South China Sea while threatening US automakers - Syria's actions in Aleppo could be a "War Crime" - Europe tries to stop Greece from helping poor seniors for the Holidays - Baby Giraffe Alert! - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green, Research, Water - Spy Satellite Data To Help Monitor Climate Change
Cold War-era spy satellite images are helping researchers get their first consistent look at how glaciers across the Himalayas are changing and what future water supplies might look like for millions of people who rely on their seasonal melt.
Another Tourist Dies At The Great Barrier Reef
For the fourth time in a month, a tourist has died at the Great Barrier Reef. The body of a 75-year old Japanese was pulled from the water on Tuesday at Moore Reef, which is about 45 kilometers from Cairns.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - Aleppo falls - Trump's business interests are allowing foreign despots to pull his strings, and it's not just Putin - Poles stand for Freedom - And the UK Tories just like to tick off people, don't they - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Logistics - Iran Upgrades Fleet
Iran is moving quickly to upgrade its logistics infrastructure, adding shipping and air cargo capacity now that Western economic sanctions are gone.
Green, ICT, Government - Execs Launch Billion Dollar Clean Tech Fund
Some of the world's highest-profile tech executives are putting US$1 Billion (AU$1.333 Billion) into a fund to spur clean energy technology and address global climate change a year after the Paris climate agreement.
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - Unease grows over Russia's election hacking - China blasts "ignorant" Trump - Highway robbers strike again in France, and get away with a big haul - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Energy, Government, Trades - Australia Needs An Upgrade
Australia's energy regulator says the nation's power grid needs a multi-billion dollar upgrade to ensure future energy supplies.
Green - Atmospheric Methane Level Spikes
Climate scientists watching atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are warning that levels of methane - the second most-harmful greenhouse gas - are rapidly rising.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 12 December 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - Terrorist kill dozens in a Christian Church bombing - Officials grow concerned over Trump's cozy relations with Russia - An election bucks Europe's trend of right-wing nationalism - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 11 December 2016
Hello Australia!! - So, what do you think of Exxon Mobil integrated with the power of the US military? - Colombia's president condemns the war on drugs - Venezuela cracks down on wealthy hoarders messing with the economy - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 10 December 2016
Hello Australia!! - Obama orders an investigation into international election hacking - Russia's athletic doping scandals widens to shocking proportions - South Korean protesters get want they demanded - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Finance, Government - Kidman Goes To Gina, China
Treasurer Scott Morrison has approved the sale of the S. Kidman cattle empire to Australian Outback Beef Pty Ltd, which is owned by Shanghai CRED Real Estate Stock Co Ltd and mining magnate Gina Rinehart.
World AM News Briefs for Friday, 9 December 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - A major quake shakes the Solomons - Is the clock ticking on Boris Johnson? - Australia is lagging in its Paris Climate Accord commitments - Those Wacky Communists! - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Resources, HR, ICT - Rio Tinto Eyes Drones, Increased Surveillance On Workers
A bombshell report detail mining giant Rio Tinto's plans to use all sorts of high tech monitors - including drones - to keep an eye on workers on the jobs and in company-run mining camps.
Government, Green, Health - Paris Bans Cars Because Of Smog
Authorities in the French capital Paris will restrict who can drive for a third day on Thursday, and they will allow people to ride public transportation in the city and its suburbs for free as an incentive to get them out of cars. This is because air pollution levels stubbornly remain high.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 8 December 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - Scotland and Northern Ireland are trying to step in before the Brexit - Almost a hundred people are killed in the Indonesian quake - 15-year old Rubi's birthday party might be one for the record books - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Research, Health - Company Grows Bones From Fat
The Israeli biotech startup Bonus Biogroup has successfully grown human bones from fat extracted via liposuction, transplating the material back into the patient.
Green - Giant Rift In Antarctic Ice Shelf
Satellites operated by the American space agency NASA last month spotted a massive rift in the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica. Scientists are concerned the crack will eventually cause a huge part of the ice shelf to break off.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - Egypt busts a big money but very macabre crime ring - Merkel makes a play to the right - Trump says something stupid - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs: