“Fortnite” creator Epic Games on Friday opposed Apple’s efforts to put on hold orders handed down in an antitrust trial as a potentially lengthy appeals process plays out. U.S. district Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in September struck down some of the iPhone maker’s App Store rules, including a prohibition on developers directing their users to other payment options beside Apple’s …

Scientists at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that the likely benefits of giving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to 5 to 11 year olds clearly outweigh the risks of rare cases of heart inflammation. Earlier on Friday, the vaccine makers said their shot showed 90.7% efficacy against the coronavirus in a clinical trial of children 5 …

Two studies in major medical journals add to evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are safe before and during pregnancy. One study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, tracked nearly 18,500 pregnant women in Norway, including about 4,500 who had miscarriages. Researchers found no link between COVID-19 vaccines and risk of first-trimester miscarriage, regardless of whether the vaccines …

The drummer of a New York-based indie band in town for a concert in Deep Ellum is hospitalized after he was run over by a duo who stole from their tour van, his bandmates said Friday. Corey Dill, of the band Brother Moses, is expected to survive but is undergoing multiple surgeries at Baylor University Medical Center after he was …

A 22-year-old man is behind bars after Dallas police say he sexually assaulted a woman at a Pleasant Grove gas station last week. Roel Perea Perez faces one count of sexual assault. His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Just before 10:45 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to a call at the Sunoco in the 9500 block …

DUBAI: West Indies will hope to raise their game by a few notches when the two-time struggling champions open their campaign against favourites England in the Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup in Dubai on Saturday. A team packed with some of the most destructive T20 players, the West Indies cut a sorry figure in the two warm-up …

ABSENCE usually makes the heart grow fonder, but the amount of T20 cricket being played means that the absence of the World Cup was little noticed. The relevance of West Indies winning in Kolkata in 2016 is zero. T20 cricket is a game that moves on rapidly. But now that the tournament is under way in the United Arab Emirates, …

Pakistan won the T20 World Cup just once, back in 2009, when the Younis Khan-led and Shahid Afridi-inspired unit went all the way and beat Sri Lanka in the final. Since then, the Men in Green have failed in four attempts to recapture T20 glory at global stage. To give it a fifth shot this year, a group of 15 has …

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has announced a 12-man squad for Sunday’s T20 World Cup 2021 clash with India in Dubai. Addressing a press conference in Dubai on Saturday, Azam named the shortlisted dozen men, from whom the final playing eleven will be picked. From the 15-man complete squad, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Nawaz and Sarfaraz Ahmed did not make the …

LAHORE: The government is convincing Chinese companies — engaged in various power projects — to receive capacity payments in installments instead of full amounts, as it would be convenient for it to clear pending dues. “There are some issues prevailing in various CPEC and non-CPEC projects. One of the major issues is the capacity payments liable to be paid by …