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The right-wing UK tabloid Daily Mail is reportedly in talks with private equity firms about putting together an offer to buy Yahoo, the struggling US tech company that was once the darling of the new internet age.

Marine researchers have documented the first evidence of coral bleaching on Western Australia's Kimberley coast, locating several large, bleached corals at Reddell Beach in Broome.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to announce a radical new financing scheme for east coast infrastructure projects that will reportedly include high speed rail.  This comes ahead of elections which are expected to be called for July.

Good Morning Australia!! - Scores are killed in a fireworks blast at a temple - The terrorists who attacked Brussels had other plans in mind - A US newspaper issues a dire warning about Donald Trump - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - The "Man in the Hat" admits to being at the Brussels airport during last month's terrorist bombings - A once-powerful US Republican was a raging child molester, according to prosecutors - Polish women stand up for their rights - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Police capture a suspect who links the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks - The Boss takes a stand against intolerance so insane that it would be funny if really people weren't going to be harmed by it - The Pope either advanced the Catholic Church's attitudes towards families, or offered up weak sauce (depending who you talk with) - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The ride-sharing service Uber agreed to pay US$25 Million to the US West Coast cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles to settle lawsuits that accused the company of misleading customers about its safety.

Administrators of the troubled miner and steelmaker Arrium say the company has no immediate cash concerns and can continue to trade, and did not anticipate any new redundancies among the company's 6,700 workers for the next two months while the review the company's long-term prospects.

Labor party leader Bill Shorten is vowing to push for a Royal Commission into misconduct in the banking and financial services sectors if the government continues to brush aside its call for an inquiry.  Although this pushes the issue to the front and center of this year's Federal election, Mr. Shorten says he's willing to work with the government on a bipartisan solution before the balloting.

Good Morning Australia!! - Calls for David Cameron to resign after he admits profiting from a firm exposed in the Panama Papers - A prosecutor opens an investigation into the Argentine President's offshore dealings - Belgium calls for help locating the "Man with the Hat" from last month's terrorist bombings - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Two decades of devastating civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo have prevented scientists from getting to a rainforest area that's home to the Grauer's gorilla, also known as Eastern Lowland Gorillas, to monitor the subspecies' well being.  But new surveys are revealing that primate's numbers have sharply plummeted.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is warning that half of all natural World Heritage Sites are in direct danger from industrial activities such as mining, oil exploration and illegal logging.  That is especially true of the Great Barrier Reef, which is currently undergoing a record bleaching event.

Good Morning Australia!! - Merle Haggard has died - Investigators target European Football because of the Panama Papers - A US state is losing millions of dollars because of a new anti-LGBT law - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

A US Federal Judge in West Virginia sentenced former Massey Energy CEO Donald Blankenship to one year in prison for his role in safety violations that led to a coal mine explosion that killed 29 miners in 2010.  Prosecutors decried such a lenient sentence for what they called a "monstrous" wrongdoing. 

Authorities in Honduras finally released environmental activist Gustavo Castro Soto, who has returned to his home in Mexico - a month after he survived an assassination attempt that killed fellow Honduran activist Berta Caceres.

Scientists say they have kept a pig heart alive in a baboon for more than two years - but it was only made possible through a deft combination of gene manipulation and immuno-suppression drugs.

Millions of commuters in Mexico City will be scrambling for some alternative means to get to where they're going as the capital city bans millions of older, smoke belching cars to deal with smog that is one and a half times the acceptable limit.

Good Morning Australia!! - The Panama Papers just took down its first world leader - The massive document dump about offshore deals reveals that FIFA's financial cesspool was even bigger than expected - Obama says the Panama Papers shows the need for international reform - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

A new study says 30 percent of companies report experiencing some form of supply chain fraud, according to a new report from the US-based Deloitte Financial Advisory Services multinational consultants.  That's consistent with the two previous reports issued in 2015 and 2014. 

For the first time since Malcolm Turnbull ousted Tony Abbott as Prime Minster of Australia, the Federal Government trails the opposition in the latest Newspoll.  This comes with a possible election looming as early as July.