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Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesFortnite’s iOS App Store resubmission was denied by Apple, Epic Games said Friday, the latest move in a drawn-out tussle over the payment structure of the iPhone maker’s application platform.”Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission so we cannot release to the US App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union,” the official account of Fortnite wrote in a post on social media platform X. “Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it.”Apple said in a statement later Friday that it did not remove…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone.“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,” his office said. “The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.”Prostate cancers are given a score called a Gleason score that…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The European Central Bank must stand ready to lower borrowing costs to “slightly below” 2 per cent as global trade wars threaten to drag down consumer prices, a top official has said. “If I look at the economy — the shocks we are confronted with and the uncertainty on growth — it might warrant to be mildly supportive,” Belgium’s central bank governor Pierre Wunsch told the Financial Times in an interview ahead of the ECB’s next meeting on June 5. This could…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A new cast of boutique banks is fuelling a fresh fervour for blank-cheque companies — one of Wall Street’s hottest and most controversial products during the pandemic-era bull market.Special purpose acquisition vehicles, or Spacs, exploded in popularity during the Covid-19 crisis, with around 600 deals in the US raising a record $163bn in 2021 before the frenzy died down as global stocks tumbled the following year due to rising interest rates. But the market has revved up again since Donald Trump won his…

Australia’s roller-coaster Giro d’Italia adventure has taken a turn for the worse after Michael Storer, their top hope for overall success, suffered a crash on a tough, dusty day that may have severely dented his hopes of grand tour success.Storer hit the deck with about 50km to go on the 181km ninth stage from Gubbio to Siena, that included some of the demanding white, gravel roads of Tuscany which are a feature of the region’s famous Strade Bianche one-day race.The Tudor Pro leader remounted and battled home in 25th place, but he was nearly two-and-a-half minutes behind the stage winner,…

Nearly 300 million people faced acute hunger in 2024.The world is dangerously off course, comes the stark warning from the United Nations after it found that more than 295 million people faced acute hunger in 2024. Fears are growing for the future as major donor countries are set to reduce funding this year. Climate change and economic crises are affecting 96 million people in 18 countries, including Syria and Yemen. Conflict and violence are the leading causes of the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Sudan, after two years of civil war. In Gaza, Israel’s blockade of all food, water and…

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday.”Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” his office said in a statement. “On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone. While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management. The President and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The WNBA on Sunday said it launched an investigation into reports of “hateful comments” that took place during the Indiana Fever’s blowout win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday.The league didn’t get into specifics of what allegedly occurred during the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark is ushered back to the bench area by teammates after being called for a flagrant foul on Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese during the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)”The WNBA strongly condemns racism, hate, and…

One of two people who died on the Mexican navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc, which crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Saturday night, has been identified as a female Mexican Navy cadet from Veracruz, according to the state’s governor.Veracruz Gov. Rocío Nahle García identified the cadet as América Yamilet Sánchez of Xalapa in an X post Sunday.”I deeply regret the passing of Veracruz cadet América Yamilet Sánchez,” the governor wrote in a translated post. “My love, support, and solidarity go out to her family. My gratitude to the @SEMAR_mx and my wishes for a speedy recovery for…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wildfires have forced more than 800 residents to evacuate their northwestern Ontario First Nation. Chief Waylon Scott of the Wabaseemoong Independent Nation, which sits about 100 kilometres northwest of Kenora near the Manitoba border, says rain and cooler temperatures have kept several fires at bay, but the blazes still pose a major threat.In a video conference with reporters Sunday, he said crews are trying to beat back flames from a 0.3-square-kilometre wildfire burning just over a kilometre from the community.Scott says roughly 100 firefighters, including 20 flown in from British Columbia, are…