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May 17, 2015
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2015-05-17
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A suicide attack by the
Taliban
kills three and injures at least eighteen outside
Kabul International Airport
in
Afghanistan
.
(BBC News)
The
Islamic State
reportedly seizes control of the
Iraqi
city of
Ramadi
after the retreat of government forces.
(BBC News)
Arts and culture
Pope Francis
of the
Roman Catholic Church
canonises
two
saints
from
Palestine
, Sister
Mariam Baouardy
and Sister
Marie Alphonsine Ghattas
.
(AP via Ten Play)
2015
Billboard
Music Awards
American
pop music
star
Taylor Swift
wins 8 awards at the
Billboard
Music Awards, including top artist.
(
The Independent
)
Law and crime
2015 Waco shootout
At least 9 people are killed and 18 injured, some by law enforcement and others in gunfire exchanges, in a
shootout
between rival
biker gangs
in
Waco, Texas
, at the Twin Peaks Restaurant.
(KWTX)
(
The Guardian
)
At least 25 members of
outlaw motorcycle clubs
are being held as witnesses and possible suspects.
(
Austin American-Statesman
)
Health
A 'groundbreaking' combination of
lumacaftor
and
ivacaftor
could improve the quality of life and life expectancy of
cystic fibrosis
sufferers is trialed.
(BBC News)
Politics
A
large rally
is held by tens of thousands of protestors in
Skopje
,
Macedonia
, as part of the ongoing protests against Prime Minister
Nikola Gruevski
.
(BBC News)
A
referendum
was held in
Osaka
,
Japan
to mandate the implementation of the
Osaka Metropolis plan
. The proposal was defeated by 50.38% to 49.62%. Osaka Mayor
Toru Hashimoto
announced retirement from politics by the end of his term in December 2015.
(
Japan Times
)
(
Yomiuri Shimbun
)
Science
Roscosmos
manages to restart the engines of the Progress spacecraft and to correct the orbit of the
International Space Station
.
(AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sports
In ice hockey,
Canada
wins gold over
Russia
at the
2015 IIHF World Championship
, while the
United States
wins bronze over the
Czech Republic
. Canada's
Sidney Crosby
becomes the newest member of the
Triple Gold Club
, the group of players and coaches who have won gold medals at both the World Championship and
Olympics
, plus the
Stanley Cup
.
(Sportsnet)
2014–15 A-League
In
football (soccer)
,
Melbourne Victory FC
defeats
Sydney FC
3–0 in the
Grand Final
of the
Australian
A-League
with Victory captain
Mark Milligan
winning man-of-the-match.
(ABC News)
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