Former US vice-president Joe Biden has “won big” in South Carolina and says “we are very much alive” after scoring a huge victory ahead of this week’s Super Tuesday.
Nathan Vass in Columbia, South Carolina
A Diamond Princess cruise passenger being treated in hospital for COVID-19 has succumbed to the illness, making him the first Australian to die from the virus.
Annika Smethurst, Sue Dunlevy, Jessica Marszalek, Stephen Drill, Natalie Wolfe, Ellen Whinnett and staff writers
Travel bookings to Europe are down and cancellations are up amid growing concerns about the deadly virus, a Perth travel agency says.
Sarah Steger
Just 11 days after his divorce, the girlfriend of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed that the couple are expecting a baby and are engaged.
Stephen Drill
A forensic facial examiner has released her findings after comparing photographs of Lord Lucan and a Buddhist monk following bombshell claims the fugitive British aristocrat was hiding out in Perth.
John Flint
A tired mum has left social media in stitches after she realised while dropping her kids off at school that she’d accidentally left them at home.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has accused the Australian government’s policy of deporting convicted criminals who were born overseas as ‘testing’ the friendship.
Two more coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Australia, but while COVID-19 continues to spread, the WHO has yet to declare a pandemic.
Colin Brinsden - AAP
Instagrammers think it is going to be the location of the perfect post but instead it ends up the scene of their watery grave. These are the most dangerous selfie spots in Bali.
Ondy Harvard in Bali
Teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg has referenced the horrific Australian bushfires as she made a pledge to a crowd of thousands at a UK protest march.
Natalie Wolfe in Bristol
US stocks continue to free fall as coronavirus fears raised the alarm for a possible global recession with trillions of dollars erased from shares around the world this week.
Reuters
Prince Harry promised to “give it a shot” as he posted a video of his recording session with Jon Bon Jovi at the famous Abbey Road studios in London.
Stephen Drill and Mathew Murphy
Sun Yang will miss the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after being found guilty by CAS of tampering with a vial of his blood.
AP
The Australian share market has faced one of the worst weeks since the GFC, wiping $209.8 billion from the boards.
Staff writers and Peter Taylor, AAP, AFP
US police have jailed an Australian man accused of sexually assaulting children who has been on the run for almost 30 years, with allegations his youngest victim was a newborn in Victoria.
AAP and staff writers
A young Los Angeles basketballer will avoid a long prison sentence after pleading guilty to the fatal Hollywood hit-and-run death of WA man Andrew Mallard in the final tragic twist in his life.
Peter Mitchell
Julian Assange has lashed out at a judge in London, accusing her of putting him at a disadvantage in his extradition hearing.
TheWest.com.au can reveal WA’s only confirmed case, a 78-year-old flown home from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, is being treated in the intensive care unit at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
CAITLYN RINTOUL, SARAH ISON & ELLEN WHINNETT
Scott Morrison has announced the first phase of Australia’s emergency response plan against the deadly coronavirus as “the risk of a global pandemic is very much upon us”.
John Rolfe, Clare Armstrong, Natalie Wolfe, Ellen Whinnett and staff writers
A new global study of the overall health and future prospects of children has some sobering results for Australia – including one measure in which we rate in the bottom 10 performers overall.
David Mills
Rio Tinto will spend $1 billion on climate initiatives over the next five years and ramp up initiatives to reduce carbon emissions from its operations.
Stuart McKinnon
Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein remains in a New York hospital amid concerns over this health, in the wake of the former mogul’s guilty verdict.
Sarah Blake and Nathan Vass in New York, Maria Bervanakis, Zoe Smith
Maria Sharapova has announced her retirement from tennis after a career that included five Grand Slam titles, a number one ranking and a controversial doping ban.
AP, AFP
Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt will meet his Maori counterpart tomorrow to finalise a “historic” cooperation agreement, aimed at improving the lives of First Nations people.
Lanai Scarr
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