WAO ART #40

Over 1,200 German banks can now offer Bitcoin trading to their retail customers through Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG's new platform, wpNex. The platform allows for seamless integration of crypto trading into the customer's online banking experience, with no pre-funding necessary.

A tornado has killed at least 23 people in Mississippi, with more believed to be trapped under rubble. The twister caused destruction in several rural towns, tearing down trees and power lines and causing thousands of power outages. Hail the size of golf balls and heavy rainfall were also reported.

India's top comedian Kapil Sharma stars in the new film Zwigato, playing the role of a struggling food delivery rider. Directed by Nandita Das, the film offers an unsentimental look at the lives of delivery riders in India's gig economy, who risk their lives to deliver food and earn a living wage.

Teenage rugby league sensation Joseph Suaalii has signed a three-year deal with Rugby Australia and the Waratahs, switching to the 15-man code until at least the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Suaalii is the first code-switch of the Eddie Jones era at the helm of the Wallabies.

The battle for Bakhmut, a Ukrainian city that Russia has been trying to capture, is "stabilising", according to Ukraine's commander-in-chief. Despite the high number of Russian casualties, military analysts believe Bakhmut has little strategic value, with the city's importance now symbolic.

Paul Rusesabagina, the former hotel manager portrayed as a hero in the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, has been released from prison in Kigali after being sentenced to 25 years two years ago. He is credited with saving some 1,200 people during sad events in the 1994.

"The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future" is a Chilean eco-fable about mourning and enduring love for Mother Earth. The film follows the story of Magdalena, who drowned herself in a river polluted by a nearby mill, and her family who are torn apart by patriarchal oppression and personal struggles.