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French Energy and Ecology Minister Segolene Royal announced an ambitious, five-year program to pave 1,000 kilometers of road with Solar panels.  It's based on a pilot program in one of France's European neighbors that performed even better than expected.

Girls with childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were almost twice as likely to develop obesity as an adult, according to a study from the Mayo Clinic in the United States.  And the first study of its kind that probes comorbidities ADHD and obesity doesn't put the blame where some might presuppose.

Good Morning Australia!! - North Korea says it has put a satellite in orbit - A shocking discovery in the rubble of that collapsed apartment building in Taiwan calls construction practices into question - Terrorists released a kidnapped Perth native - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Scores of people are still missing after a high rise building topples over - The EU presses Turkey to take in another 35,000 Syrian refugees camped out at the border - A high-profile exit casts doubts on the seriousness of the Vatican's panel on clergy sex abuse  - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Taiwan has a massive earthquake, scores of people have been rescued from downed buildings - The UK will defy the United Nations ruling on Julian Assange - Queensland officials confirm Zika in Australia - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Donors pledge help for Syria as hopes for peace dim - Obama gets behind Colombia's peace process - Another legend is gone and 2016 is a really, really awful year to be a musician or lover of music - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The so-called "Pharma Bro" smirked his way through a US Congressional hearing about his decision to hike the price of an AIDS drug by 5,500 percent, refusing to answer any questions.  Afterwards, Martin Shkreli tweeted an insult to lawmakers.  Once you've landed your dream gig via CareerSpot's ExecutiveCareer listings, don't do anything Martin Shkreli would do.

Good Morning Australia!! - The UN will reportedly hand a victory to Julian Assange - Two Israelis get decades in prison for a murder that led to the Gaza War - Europe confirms the Zika Virus, as one of Australia's neighbors declares an Epidemic - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - A stunner at CSIRO as Climate Change scientists are told they're getting the axe - Will Julian Assange be arrested before the end of the week's end? - The TPP is signed and the battle to stop it or accept it is on - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

A growing number of coalition MPs are getting cold feet over a possible hike in the Goods and Services Tax (GST).  Many are lawmakers on the bubble, from districts that could be turned to the opposition in the next election if the voters are in a mood to take revenge for raising the GST.

Good Morning Australia!! - Syrian Peace Talks fail, for now - Nigeria uses new technology to decimate a Boko Haram camp - What is endangering Cuba's most famous export? - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - An amazing pilot brings a bomb-stricken passenger plane back to the airport - 267 Asylum Seekers in Australia face imminent deportation to Nauru - US officials urge calm after the Zika virus is passed from person to person for the first time - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation says it is joining the probe into the toxic water situation in the former industrial powerhouse city of Flint, Michigan.  The FBI is working alongside Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigators, who can tackle criminal violations of federal environmental law.

Good Morning Australia!! - Hopes for peace dissolve as the Syrian War creeps towards the five year mark - One of the main benefactors of Syrian refugees is on the verge of giving up - Why are French schools encouraging kids to smoke on-campus? - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - The favorites are disappointed in the US Presidential race - Brazil insists the Olympics will not be impacted by the Zika virus - Where have all the Kiwis gone? - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning Australia!! - Zika is now a worldwide problem - The real heroes of the European Migration Crisis are put up for a Nobel Peace Prize - A symboic open door for migrants in Europe is slammed shut - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

A new study out of Europe is supporting the theory that some medical procedures can transmit the "seeds" of Alzheimer's disease from person to person.  Specifically, these are surgical procedures that involve the use of donated human tissue that doctors didn't know was tinged by a certain protein that is associated with Alzheimer's.

Hello Australia!! - History is being made in Myanmar this week - Beijing doesn't admit making mistakes very often, but this one took a boy's life - Aussie voters oppose raising the GST - Hope for the "Tree Man" of Bangladesh - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning Australia!! - Doctors cry success after separating the youngest conjoined twins - Talks to end the Syrian civil war are already in peril - European cops "lose" 10,000 children - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - The US brings it to Beijing's South China Sea claims - A UN aid convoy apparently has not stopped the starvation and squalor in a besieged Syrian town - France delivers an ultimatum to Israel - And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs: