WAO ART #115

China launched a carrier rocket with 26 satellites onboard, state-run China Manned Space Agency said.The Lijian-1 Y2 rocket blasted from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, taking a group of experiment satellites into the planned orbits.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has limited deposits to cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance, to AUD 10,000 per month, and will either decline or temporarily withhold specific payments made to crypto trading platforms. The move comes in response to the increasing prevalence of scams.

Floods caused by the collapse of a dam in Ukraine are expected to have serious long-term consequences for agriculture in one of the country's most fertile areas. The agriculture ministry predicts that fields in southern Ukraine could "turn into deserts as early as next year".

The El Niño weather event has begun in the Pacific Ocean, adding heat to an already warming planet. US scientists have confirmed the start of the event, which is expected to make 2024 the world's hottest year and potentially push the world past the key 1.5C warming milestone.

China and Cuba have reportedly reached a secret agreement for China to establish an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island, which would allow Chinese intelligence services to monitor electronic communications throughout the southeastern US and US ship traffic.

Binance's lawyers have claimed that SEC Chair Gary Gensler should be recused from the case against the exchange due to his history with Binance and its founder. The lawyers stated that Gensler had offered to serve as an informal advisor to Binance in the past.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed an upcoming peace mission by six African leaders to Russia and Ukraine. Putin welcomed the initiative and expressed his desire to receive the peace mission from the Comoros, Egypt, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia.