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UNITED STATES

Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer

Former United States president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said on Sunday. Biden, 82, was diagnosed on Friday after experiencing urinary symptoms, and he and his family are reviewing treatment options with doctors, according to a statement by his office. "While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management," the statement said. US President Donald Trump said he was "saddened" by the news. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, with the American Cancer Society reporting one in eight men in the US are diagnosed with it over their lifetime.

FRANCE

Air traffic breakdown hits flights for 2nd day

Flights were disrupted on Monday at Paris-Orly airport, though the situation was improving one day after an air traffic control system breakdown caused the cancellation and delays of hundreds of flights. The breakdown hit on Sunday, affecting thousands of passengers. Some had already sat in planes at Paris' second-biggest airport when flights were canceled. The control tower breakdown forced the cancellation of about 130 flights in and out of Orly on Sunday, officials said. The DGAC French civil aviation authority said it was "asking airlines to reduce their flight schedules by 15 percent" on Monday. The authority blamed an air traffic control "malfunction". An airport source said there had been a "radar failure".

Agencies - Xinhua