WAO ART #19

This weekend marks the culmination of ETHDenver, a gathering for smart contract and decentralized finance developers. ETHDenver is driven by an actual community of people who know each other and are already working together effectively. The event's imperfections are a feature, not a bug.

South Africa has completed its first 3D printed low-cost house, which can be built in less than 24 hours using a 3D printing technique developed by engineers at the School of Civil Engineering, University of Johannesburg.

Vanuatu has declared a state of emergency after two Category 4 cyclones hit the Pacific nation within 24 hours, affecting hundreds of thousands of people. Cyclone Kevin brought gale-force winds and torrential rain, while Cyclone Judy hit the capital, Port Vila, on Wednesday.

The Mexican Ambassador to the UK, Josefa Gonzalez-Blanco, will attend the St Piran's Day Parade in Cornwall to celebrate the historic links between Cornwall and Latin America. The parade honors the patron saint who brought the "secrets of tin extraction" from Ireland to Cornish shores.

US President Joe Biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed during a routine health screening last month, according to the White House. All cancerous tissue was removed and no further treatment is required, his doctor said. The type of cancer found, basal cell carcinoma, does not normally spread.

Russian artillery continues to bombard the last routes out of Bakhmut, as they aim to complete the encirclement of the besieged Ukrainian city. The head of Russia's Wagner private army claims the city is almost completely surrounded, with only one road open for Ukraine's troops.

Local communities in Thailand are leading efforts to conserve the ancient rainforest in Khao Sok National Park, once a site of deforestation and wildlife poaching. Former poachers have become forest protectors and tour guides, while eco-tourism has incentivized better environmental protection.