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Japanese researchers have developed a field test that significantly cuts down the time it takes to diagnose the killer viral disease.  Nagasaki University’s Institute of Tropical Medicine kit has it down to 11 minutes, down from the current 90-minutes.

China’s Internet army has a new weapon to use against websites that carry content that the Beijing government doesn’t want you or anyone else to see.  It’s being called the “Great Cannon”, and it was deployed against the Internet last month.

Hello, Australia! – Cops say a predator has been victimizing dozens of Australian children for more than a decade – Two American mothers really have lousy parenting skills – Colombia’s top military officials are investigated in the murders of civilians – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – Hillary’s in – A shark kills a teen surfer – A rare leadership and family spat at one of the world’s biggest companies – You will not believe how much money Furious 7 has made in a week and a half after its release – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The US and Cuba turn the page and history is made – The Pope will mark the genocide that many in Europe don’t want to talk about – An Australian dies in a Philippine jail cell – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Fears for the very lives of Asylum Seekers as Julie Bishop plans to cut a deal with Iran to take them back – Obama and Castro shake hands – Who is vandalizing some of the world’s great ancient treasures? – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Ukraine’s parliament, called the Verkhovna Rada, has passed legislation to ban all symbols and “propaganda” of Communism and nazism, seeking to sweep aside the troubling struggles of the country’s past and present.

The long-standing dispute over the Falkland Islands heated up this week, with both Britain and Argentina calling in each other’s ambassadors for a dressing-down, and Argentina commenced legal action against companies seeking to explore for oil near the Islands that Buenos Aires calls Las Mavinas.

Hello, Australia! – Richie Benaud has died – Who pocketed a million dollars meant to stop the killer Ebola Epidemic? – India tries to silence Greenpeace – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Good Morning, Australia! – Greece meets a key deadline – Iran’s Ayatollah expresses doubts on the nuclear deal – A troublesome statue comes down amidst cheers – Godzilla appears in Tokyo – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello, Australia! – Audacious thieves pull off what could be London’s biggest jewel heists – Kerry warns Iran – Pro-Russia rebels in Ukraine are accused of war crimes – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The Obama Administration is joining the call for an end to so-called “conversion” or “reparative” therapy aimed at changing the sexual orientation of gender identity of LGBT youth.  While social conservatives and some religious groups espouse such therapies, the American Psychiatric Association has condemned them.

A Japanese University is admitting to disgusting and evil atrocities against captured American troops during World War II – it’s happening the same week that the Japanese government seems intent on wiping the truth of that history from the nation’s schools.

Good Morning, Australia! – The Boston Marathon Bomber gets his verdict – America’s CIA director dismisses critics of the Iran nuclear deal – Emboldened by Tikrit, Iraq looks to wrest more territory from Islamic State – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Puberty and High School are hard enough without bureaucrats second-guessing your every decision.  Now add being LGBT in America’s Deep South.  But when a Louisiana teen was told that she couldn’t wear a tuxedo to her Senior Prom, the outpouring of support from around the world was so overwhelming that the school caved in.

Hello, Australia! – Tony makes Ice his thing – More than a dozen cops are killing in a Mexican ambush – Greece looks for friends in Russia – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

A white police officer in South Carolina was arrested and charged with first-degree murder for shooting and killing and unarmed black man in the back as the man ran away.  The charges came almost immediately after a witness produced a video that completely contradicted the officer’s account.

Good Morning, Australia! – Lights out in Washington – Germany insults Greece’s drive for World War II reparations – Malaysia brings back a regressive law that has human rights groups alarmed – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Hello, Australia! – Iraq digs up a mass grave where Islamic state put its victims – Poland eyes more border protection from its nasty neighbor – For the second time in a week, the World’s Oldest Person passes the torch – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Indonesia’s Attorney General said he believes that convicted drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have exhausted all of their appeals before their executions.  But a lawyer for the Australians has one more maneuver to try to fend off the firing squad for at least a week or two.