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Being at the bottom of the social-economic spectrum could raise the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and mental health problems, according to a new study which strips the negative behaviors associated with poorer groups.

Public transportation users in San Francisco rode for free over the weekend, because online attackers managed to take most of the systems and ticket machines offline.

Good Morning Australia!! - A first for Israel and Islamic State - A spokesman details Trump's plans to throw out the good that Obama has done - Aussies across the political spectrum say "No More" to family violence - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Cuba's Fidel Castro dies at age 90 - Love him or hate him, the world reacts to Castro's historic life - Calls for the resignation of South Korea's president only grow as scandal drags on - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Bad water and global warming cause more damage to the Great Barrier Reef, which is plainly visible when you look in the right place - Shocking new information on the status of one of Australia's most wanted terrorists - Erdogan threatens Europe - One of TV's best loved mums is dead - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Good Morning Australia!! - Are bushfires raging in Israel actually a weapon of terror? - The Green Party is poised to throw a spanner in America's election - Myanmar is accused of Ethnic Cleansing - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

South Korean investigators have raided the offices of three of the country's biggest corporations as part of the probe into alleged influence-peddling surrounding embattled President Park Geun-hye.

US president-elect Donald Trump has taken only two classified intelligence briefings since winning the election earlier this month.  That is considerably fewer than his modern predecessors.

Good Morning Australia!! - The killer of a British MP learns his sentence - Trump names two women to his cabinet - Colombia takes another crack at peace - MORE Baby Pandas?!?! - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

South Korea's government decided to overcome old grudges and sign an agreement with Japan to share intelligence about the threat posed by North Korea's missile and nuclear activities.

There are more HIV-infected people in sub-Saharan African being treated with anti-retroviral, but young women are going through a "particularly dangerous time" when it comes to risk of HIV infection.

Elon Musk is having a big week:  On Monday, is Tesla Motors announced it has completed the acquisition of Solar City.  Now, the company announced that it has taken an entire South Pacific island over to virtually 100 percent solar power.

Good Morning Australia!! - Trump contradicts himself while allies take a dim view of the racism surrounding the US President-elect - Jokowi warns against rising radicalism - Highway robbery outside Paris?!?! - Baby Panda Alert!! - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

US President-elect Donald Trump is vowing to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in his first days in office.  The signatories to the TPP are twelve countries covering 40 percent of the world's economy, including Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Japan, Canada, and Mexico.

The Victorian government is introducing legislation to ban Fracking, which is the practice of blasting water and chemicals into the deep earth to recover pockets of coal seam, tight, and shale gas.

Good Morning Australia!! - The UN Security Council is very interested in two Australians who allegedly did business with North Korea - Trump denies influence peddling - The Pope steers away from conservative culture wars - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Update:

Faced with an explosion in hate crimes since the dubious election of fascist demagogue Donald Trump to the US Presidency, the governor of New York State Andrew Cuomo is launching a major counter initiative to protect civil rights.

One of the world's largest cyber-security firms Symantec has reportedly reached an agreement to acquire the anti-theft company LifeLock for somewhere in the neighborhood of US$2.4 Billion/AU$3.28 Billion.  A formal announcement is expected as early as Monday in America.

Four companies are reformulating the anti-bacterial soap they sell in Australia to get rid of chemicals that might be doing more harm than good.  They're following the lead of the US, which banned these chemicals.

Good Morning Australia!! - Obama Reassures Malcolm - Gangs shoot down a police helicopter - The web draws tighter around South Korea's embattled President - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs: