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(FILES) In this file photo Democratic presidential hopefuls Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (L) and former Vice President Joe Biden take part in the sixth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by PBS NewsHour & Politico at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California on December 19, 2019. - Senator Elizabeth Warren officially endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden, media sources reported on April 15, 2020. The former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate tweeted out her endorsement with a video message, noting the empathy Biden extends to struggling Americans. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)

Warren latest ex-presidential rival to back Biden

Former presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has officially endorsed her one-time adversary Joe Biden to propel Democrats into the White House.

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New arrivals at Sydney International airport are ushered into waiting buses for hotel quarantine. Photo Jeremy Piper

Aussie death toll rises amid warning over passengers

The nation’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 59 as Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy says Aussies returning on an evacuation flight will be a driver for infection rates.

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EXCLUSIVE NEWS360 PREMIUM LOCKED CONTENT NO SKY, NO NEWS.COM, NO WEST, NO AUS - Jerry and Gloria Newell they were aboard the Ruby Princess cruise in Australia and both got coronavirus.Picture: Clint Brewer Photography

56-hours of hell: Ruby Princess cruisers had no warning

American passengers have told of their shock after they were sent on a farcical 56-hour journey home from the Ruby Princess without being warned they had been exposed to coronavirus.

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(FILES) In this file photo New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks to the press at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, on March 27, 2020. - America's coronavirus epicenter of New York recorded a new single-day high of 799 COVID-19 deaths April 9, 2020but Governor Andrew Cuomo said the rate of hospitalizations continued to fall. Cuomo said 799 people died in the last 24 hours, outdoing the previous high of 779 announced on Wednesday, but added that the curve was flattening because of social confinement measures. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP)

‘New York tough’: Cuomo’s words must-see TV

In a city where the chilling silence of obscenely deserted streets is broken only by the wail of ambulances, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily COVID-19 briefings have struck a chord.

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The University of Queensland’s potential COVID-19 vaccine is entering an important new phase of testing with the live coronavirus to determine how effectively it induces protection against coronavirus infection.The UQ team will partner with the Dutch company, Viroclinics Xplore, on the crucial pre-clinical studies.Picture: The University of Queensland

115 virus vaccines under development

There is now a race to find a vacccine for coronavirus, with 115 now under development across the world.

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly speaks to the media during a press conference at the Australian Department of Health in Canberra, Friday, April 10, 2020. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Australia ‘on the cusp’ of virus breakthrough

It is still too early to lift restrictions despite Australia nearing a breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus, a leading medical authority has warned.

This undated photo courtesy of Netflix shows Joseph "Joe Exotic" Maldonado-Passage with one of his tigers. - Amid a constant swirl of grim coronavirus news, the surreal tale of a gay, mullet-wearing private zookeeper who calls himself "Joe Exotic" -- now in prison for murder-for-hire -- has captivated a nation stuck on the couch. "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness" -- featuring a menagerie of big cats, wacky employees and misfit lovers -- is part "Animal Planet" and part "Breaking Bad." And it's all true. (Photo by - / Netflix US / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NETFLIX" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Paul HANDLEY, "'Tiger King': true-crime tale of 'Joe Exotic' grips shut-in nation"

Trump reacts to pardoning ‘Tiger King’

He’s the central figure in the hit Netflix documentary Tiger King, jailed for contracting a hitman to kill his rival. Now Joe Exotic’s public plea for a pardon has been put to Donald Trump.

Leaders

(FILES) In this file photo Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on February 26, 2020. - Senator Bernie Sanders on April 8, 2020 during an all staff conference call announced that he is suspending his campaign for president. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP)

Bernie quits White House race, hands nomination to Joe Biden

Leading left-wing candidate Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the race to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Former VP Joe Biden now has a clear run to take on Donald Trump.

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Aussies to benefit from largest job rescue package

Six million Aussie workers are now a step closer to wage security amid the coronavirus crisis after the largest job rescue package in Australia’s history was passed through parliament’s lower house

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 06, 2020 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits to the Mologic Laboratory in the Bedford technology Park, north of London . - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared to be on the road to recovery as Downing Street said the Prime Minister had returned to the ward at St Thomas' Hospital after spending three nights in the intensive care unit. (Photo by Jack Hill / POOL / AFP)

Fiancee’s touching gesture aids Boris’s ‘Easter miracle’ recovery

UK PM Boris Johnson is back on his feet after leaving intensive care, as his pregnant fiancee’s emotional encouragement to help him beat the deadly COVID-19 virus was revealed.

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