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Arianna Huffington, who (for better or worse) transformed online news with her Left-leaning website The Huffington Post, announced she is stepping down as Editor-in-Chief to concentrate on her new Internet project, Thrive Global; a new lifestyle, health, and wellness site.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 12 August 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - Explosions rock a Thai tourist resort - There is growing evidence of another war crime in the Syrian Civil War - Investigators will get to grill Julian Assange about a rape allegation - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Federal Government - Turnbull Furious Over Census Fiasco
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is vowing that "heads will roll" after this week's denial of service (DoS) attacks against the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) which effectively brought the census to a halt.
Federal Government - Morrison Blocks Ausgrid Sale To China
Referring to the proposal as "contrary to the national interest", Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has made the preliminary decision to block Chinese bidders from snapping up a 99-year lease on Ausgrid.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 11 August 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - Republicans squirm after Trump's latest outrage - Troubling rumbles come from Russian-occupied Crimea - Italy moves to clean up The Godfather's home town - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Trump Encourages Armed Violence
There's a term for what Republican Party presidential candidate and fascist demagogue Donald Trump did at a rally, beyond words like appalling, despicable, and evil. Trump said if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency, gun owners would still be able to stop her. The implication was crystal clear.
Green, Energy, Trades - Brazil Turns Down Giant Dam
Brazil's environmental agency Ibama is rejecting a mega-dam project on the Tapajos river basin, handing a major victory to environmentalists and to the Munduruku indigenous people whose livelihoods and lands would have been harmed.
Green - Singapore Donates Manatees To Caribbean Island
An aquarium in Singapore has sent a pair of Manatees to the island of Guadeloupe, a French territory in the Caribbean Sea. It's believed to be the world's first manatee re-population program.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - The UN issues a dire warning over a war-torn Syrian city - Two autocrats decide to bury the hatchet - Israel arrests a second aid worker for alleged ties to terrorism - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Updates:
Logistics - China Building Reinforced Hangars On Disputed Islands
Satellite photos show that China has erected reinforced aircraft hangars on a group of reefs that it built up into islands the disputed South China Sea, according to a Washington, DC defense think tank.
Logistics, Finance - Time Is Cheaper
The economic slowdown in China isn't just cutting into minerals and resources, another product is running into a wall. Luxury watches are losing their luster as budgets get tighter and newer technologies become more attractive.
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 9 August 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - There's way more going on with the Japanese Emperor's retirement bid, and it impacts the future of the region - Australia and China trade Olympic zingers, but Oz won't back down - Bombers kill scores of people at a hospital - And more in Your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Health - Woman Crowdfunds Elective Amputation
A Scottish woman raised money over social media to pay for an operation to amputate her left leg, which her National Health Service doctors refused to remove.
ICT - Android Vulnerability Exposed
The latest hair-on-fire OMG we're-freaking-out Red Alert warning of impending doom from the tech world: Practically all Android smartphones and tablets that shipped with Qualcomm chips have flaws that could leave them open to hacking. And since Qualcomm provides chips for 80 percent of Android devices, that's around 900 million units.
Health, Research - Asthma Pill Called Game Changer
Early tests show that the first new pill in two decades led to a sharp improvement of symptoms for chronic asthma sufferers. And unlike inhaler or steroids, the new pill shows no signs of side effects.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 8 August 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - The Paralympic Committee succeeds where the Olympics have failed - Iran explains why it executed a top nuclear scientist - A good day for Erdogan, while Europe looks on with concern - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 7 August 2016
Hello Australia!! - Scandal may have turned the tied of South African politics - A Belgian cop shoots an apparent terrorist in a machete attack - Iran hangs a hero? - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 6 August 2014
Hello Australia!! - Incredible video shows out-of-control cops shooting in all directions as they try to kill a teenage car thief - A Brazilian sporting legend will be absent at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies - Trump actually admits he was wrong? - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Executive - David Jones HQ Leaving Sydney For Melbourne
Woolworths Holdings says it will relocate the Australasian headquarters of its David Jones brand from Sydney to Melbourne, bringing more than 800 news jobs to Victoria.
Government - Rudd Unloads On Turnbull
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd is blaming the "monstrous intrusion" of domestic politics for the government's decision to drop its support of his bid to become the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Finance - DFAT Cuts Off Charity After Hamas Charge
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is suspending funding for World Vision International's programs in the Palestinian territories, after Israel accused the charity's local head with diverting money to the militant group Hamas.