WAO ART #219

Parents in the US whose children made unauthorized purchases in the game Fortnite can now claim a refund. The game's developer, Epic Games, has agreed to pay $245 million in refunds for unintended purchases and privacy breaches.

Digital asset management company Grayscale Investments has filed for a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will track Ethereum futures. This comes after the SEC approved Bitcoin futures ETFs, leading investors to believe the SEC is open to futures-based ETFs.

Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh have agreed to a ceasefire, following Azerbaijan's military offensive. Under the ceasefire agreement, ethnic-Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh will be disbanded and disarmed.

Gabon has been partially suspended from the Commonwealth after the military carried out a coup to oust President Ali Bongo. The Commonwealth foreign ministers have called on Gabon to uphold their values and principles and hold credible elections as soon as possible.

Australia is facing another summer of devastating bushfires as a result of extreme weather conditions. Former fire brigade chief Greg Mullins has warned that years of rain have caused an explosion in plant growth that is drying out due to Australia's warmest winter on record.

Ethnic conflict has left Manipur, one of the north-eastern states of India, heavily militarised and divided. The Meitei community, Hindus who mostly live in the state's prosperous valley, and groups of mostly Christian Kukis are forbidden from entering each other's areas.

A dog-fox hybrid, known as a "dogxim," has died under mysterious circumstances in Brazil. The government has launched an investigation into the death after the keepers failed to report it. The female dogxim lived at a zoo and was healthy when taken to a conservation center.