WAO ART #44

Researchers in Australia have discovered the fossils of an ancient marsupial, named Mukupirna fortidentata, which roamed the continent 25 million years ago. The animal, weighing up to 50kg, is described as a cross between a wombat and a marsupial lion.

Peruvian prosecutors are investigating President Dina Boluarte and her predecessor for alleged money laundering and illegal campaign financing during the 2021 presidential election. The investigation is an expansion of an existing probe against the pair over allegations of illegal financing.

India has welcomed the birth of four cheetah cubs, more than 70 years after the animals were declared officially extinct there. The country has been trying to reintroduce the big cats for decades and last year brought eight cheetahs over from Namibia as part of the plan.

A group of 33 swimmers in Hawaii are being investigated for "aggressively" harassing a pod of spinner dolphins in Honaunau Bay. Federal law bans swimming within 50 yards of spinner dolphins to protect them during the daytime and ensure they rest undisturbed in their habitat.

Despite the US CFTC suing Binance and its CEO for violating derivatives trading rules, on-chain data shows no signs of fear, uncertainty, and doubt among traders on the cryptocurrency exchange. The exchange netflow has had a slightly negative value, indicating some withdrawals.

Russia's security and intelligence services have been more successful in Ukraine than its army, according to a report by the Royal United Services Institute. The report claims that Russian spy agencies began preparing for the invasion of Ukraine as far back as June 2021.

The stuffed body of the last male northern white rhino, Sudan, who died in 2018, has been put on display at a Kenyan museum. The taxidermy was done in the Czech Republic and Sudan was put on display in the National Museum in Prague in 2021. Only two northern white rhinos are alive today.