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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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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.

World Economy

The New York Times front page about massive drop in US GDP. Picture; Supplied

Front page reveals America in crisis

The coronavirus pandemic has hit the US economy hard, with a New York Times front page summing up the devastating toll.

Leaders

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America erupts over Trump tweet

Republicans have quickly challenged a controversial suggestion by US President Donald Trump that the 2020 election should be delayed.

Online

A screengrab of the video posted by Donald Trump Jr. His Twitter account was later suspended by Twitter. Picture: Twitter

COVID-19 drug video quickly banned

Donald Trump Jr. has had his Twitter access restricted after he shared a video of claims about a controversial drug used to treat coronavirus.

UpdatedSocial Media

Amirhossein Moradi, 25, Mohammad Rajabi, 25, and Saeed Tamjidi, 27 are set to be executed. Picture: Amnesty International

Iran executions may be halted

There is a glimmer of hope for three young men sentenced to death over their involvement in a protest in Iran following social media backlash.

Health Problems

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American city declared the ‘new Wuhan’

When COVID-19 was discovered in China the city of Wuhan quickly became the epicentre. Now a US city has taken the mantle.

Technology

‘Nightmare’: Virus cases skyrocket

The number of coronavirus infections in Florida has reached a record-breaking high as the outbreak in the United States worsens.

Innovation

Sickening torture chamber discovered

Hidden away in nondescript shipping containers, police have made a sickening discovery of a torture chamber. WARNING: Graphic.

Health

TOPSHOT - A car tries to drive along a street filled with revellers drinking in the Soho area of London on July 4, 2020, after the police re-opened the road at 2300 as restrictions are further eased during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - Pubs in England reopen on Saturday for the first time since late March, bringing cheer to drinkers and the industry but fears of public disorder and fresh coronavirus cases. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

‘Absolute madness’ in London

Pubs have reopened in England, with packed crowds of punters rushing to party after strict coronavirus restrictions were relaxed.

Economy

‘Absolute madness’ in London

Pubs have reopened in England, with packed crowds of punters rushing to party after strict coronavirus restrictions were relaxed.

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