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Andrew Backhouse is the audience editor at news.com.au. He has worked as a journalist for 11 years. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Political Science at the University of Queensland in 2010. He is currently a Juris Doctor student at the University of Southern Queensland.

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US Politics

A marine stands guard outside the Oval Office. Picture: Twitter

Major clue Trump has recovered

US President Donald Trump has made a remarkable recovery from coronavirus, according to a statement released by his doctor.

Health

US President Donald Trump looks out from the Truman Balcony upon his return to the White House from Walter Reed Medical Center, where he underwent treatment for Covid-19, in Washington, DC, on October 5, 2020. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP)

‘I have no words’: Trump’s defiant act

President Donald Trump’s first act after returning to the White House today left his critics, along with medical experts, completely stunned.

UpdatedLeaders

Donald Trump speaking from the White House balcony. Picture: Twitter

Donald Trump’s huge virus claim

Donald Trump returned to the White House to continue his coronavirus treatment. And had a big claim in his message to Americans.

UpdatedWork

(FILES) In this file photo White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on August 31, 2020. - White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany announced on October 5, 2020 she has tested positive for Covid-19, three days after President Donald Trump was hospitalized with the disease. "After testing negative consistently, including every day since Thursday, I tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday morning while experiencing no symptoms," McEnany said in a statement. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Fury as White House cluster grows

Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is the latest White House staffer to get infected, and the White House press corps is furious with her.

Economy

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 07: a medical professional communicates with a driver at the COVID-19 Bondi Beach drive-through testing center on July 07, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Coronavirus testing continues across NSW as the state recorded seven new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Six of the new cases are returned travellers in hotel quarantine, while the seventh is a recently returned traveller who tested negative while in quarantine but developed symptoms once he returned home. NSW Health has also increased testing in the regional town of Albury on Tuesday, after two positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the area. One of the people who returned a positive rest recently travelled to Melbourne. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

WHO issues frightening virus warning

Coronavirus infections are soaring across Europe and the United States as the World Health Organisation warns of mounting deaths.

More Sports

Carlsen flashes on camera without a shirt.

Chess champion’s shirtless gambit

The chess world was left stunned after Magnus Carlsen arrived for a key game without wearing a shirt — and the gambit didn’t go well.

Celebrity Deaths

South Korean actress Oh In-hye. Picture: Twitter

South Korean star’s sudden death

A South Korean actress has died after being found unconscious in her home – the latest in a string of tragic deaths in the country.

North America

Massive explosion destroys several homes

A major gas explosion has destroyed at least three homes in Baltimore. Firefighters said at least one woman had been killed.

Technology

A virus as seen under a microscope. Picture: iStock

Deadly virus re-emerges in China

A deadly virus has re-emerged in China, infecting at least 60 people as experts confirm it can spread from person to person.

Middle East

An enormous explosion in Beirut. Picture: Twitter/Borzou

Huge explosion in Beirut, Aussie dead

A massive mushroom cloud blast has killed dozens of people in Beirut and injured thousands more. Warning: Graphic content.

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