WAO ART #34

More than 1,800 daffodils will be given out in Liverpool to mark "the road to Eurovision" and show solidarity with Ukraine. Liverpool is hosting the song contest in May on behalf of Ukraine. The flowers will be handed out on Mothering Sunday at the Royal Albert Dock, near where the event will be held.

Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan has made a public bet that Bitcoin will surpass $1 million within 90 days. The bet was initiated by social democrat James Medlock, who offered to bet anyone $1 million that the US will not go into hyperinflation. Srinivasan agreed to the bet.

Cyclone Gabrielle hit New Zealand's North Island last month, displacing at least 10,000 more. Many of the flood victims are too scared to return to their homes, believing the area has become too dangerous. The damage caused by the cyclone is forecast to cost NZD$13.5bn ($8.4bn; £6.9bn).

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador's southern coast, 15 people died, and over 400 were injured. The worst affected province was El Oro, where 12 people died. A 14-year-old girl died in Tumbes, a border province of Peru. Buildings were damaged in several cities, including Machala and Cuenca.

Former US President Donald Trump has said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday and has urged his supporters to launch mass protests. However, his lawyer said there had been no communication from law enforcement and the former president's post was based on media reports.

China is launching an annual recruitment drive for college graduates in large and midsize cities, in an effort to meet a more ambitious job creation goal this year. The recruitment drive, hosted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, will last from Sunday to May 26.

Egypt's economic crisis, with inflation running at just over 30%, has led to a situation where people are struggling to feed their families. The latest nutritional advice from the state suggested cooking up some chicken feet, a protein-rich part of the bird usually reserved as scraps for dogs and cats.