WAO ART #112

Ugandan dance troupe Ghetto Kids missed out on the top three slots in the final of Britain's Got Talent, thanking fans for their support. The group of 6 children came from impoverished backgrounds in Uganda's capital Kampala before being taken in and cared for by their guardian-turned-manager Dauda Kavuma.

A train crash in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The cause of the crash, which involved three trains, is not yet clear. The Coromandel Express travelling at 128km/h left its line and entered a loop line, smashing into the back of a stationary goods train loaded with iron ore.

US fighter jets intercepted an unresponsive plane flying over Washington DC, causing a loud sonic boom. The plane later crashed in a rural area of Virginia, with no survivors found. It is unclear why the pilot was unresponsive or what caused the crash, but officials say the fighter jets did not cause it.

Almost 1,400 people took part in a record-breaking spelling exercise on Paris's Champs-Elysees, which was turned into an open-air classroom for the event. The "Grande Dictee des Champs" consisted of three rounds, with a text read out and contestants trying to transcribe it without error.

Australia and the United States have committed to enhancing bilateral cooperation on clean energy under a Climate, Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Transformation Compact. The Compact aims to coordinate policies and investments to support the expansion and diversification of responsible clean energy.

Binance has emerged as the leading exchange in Bitcoin accumulation, with a growth of 421k BTC over the past three years, according to a report by Glassnode. Bitfinex secured the second position with a surge of 250k BTC, while Coinbase experienced a significant setback with a decline of 558k BTC.

More than 500 people have been evacuated from their homes in Ecuador due to flooding caused by six rivers overflowing after 12 hours of rainfall. President Guillermo Lasso stated that the priority is to save lives and that no one has been reported missing. The rescue efforts are ongoing.