11 August 2020
After a horror outbreak which saw hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, officials in the US state of Texas hope the curve is now starting to plateau. But doctors who witnessed the devastation firsthand fear what will happen next.
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11 Aug: Mount Sinabung, one of Indonesia's best known volcanos, erupts violently for the second time in three days, sending a giant ash cloud 5 kilometres into the air, turning the sky dark.... more
11 Aug: US President Donald Trump says a person has been shot outside the White House, forcing the Secret Service to escort him from the press briefing room.... more
10 Aug: Collin Morikawa finished 35th in his only other major appearance before this week's PGA Championship, but now the 23-year-old American has his first title after a stunning finish.... more
10 Aug: Red Bull ace Max Verstappen claims his ninth Grand Prix victory and first at Silverstone as his team out-thinks Mercedes on strategy in what becomes a race to forget for Australia's Daniel Ricciardo.... more
9 Aug: The Federal Government is open to changing the rate of vital Commonwealth income support, with the Victorian coronavirus crisis biting hard and fuelling concerns the nation's economic recovery will be delayed.... more
9 Aug: A young man in New Mexico dies of septicaemic plague, 24 hours after Chinese authorities reported the death of a man from bubonic plague in Inner Mongolia.... more
9 Aug: Former vice-president Joe Biden has missed two self-imposed deadlines to pick his running mate to take on Donald Trump. So what's going on with his selection?... more
9 Aug: The investigation into the prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case could have major ramifications for other cold cases across Europe.... more
9 Aug: Isaac's family says they are heartbroken by the loss of their boy and express condolences to everyone in Lebanon after the disaster which killed 154 people, injured 5,000 and destroyed much of the Mediterranean city of Beirut.... more
