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This article covers breaking news and events in May 2017.

Daily events

Monday 1st May 2017

• Washington, DC / United States : The Republican Party and the Democratic Party have settled on a joint budget worth more than $ 1 trillion after weeks of arguments. This avoids the country's insolvency for the time being. However , there should not be any money for the construction of the wall on the joint border with Mexico . However, spending of $ 1.5 billion will be made available for border security and an additional $ 15 billion for the armed forces.
• Jeddah / Saudi Arabia : Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the Saudi Arabian King Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz . The topics of the joint meeting were the civil war in Syria , the military intervention in Yemen , the critical human rights in Saudi Arabia, and women's rights. Merkel then visited the neighboring country of the United Arab Emirates .

Tuesday May 2, 2017

Jimmy Wales

• Al-Haul / Syria : In the town of Rajm al-Sleibi in the al-Hasakah governorate near the Syrian-Iraqi border, at least 38 people are killed in an attack by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist militia on a temporarily set up refugee camp. The refugees waited in the place to enter the zone controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
• Hildesheim / Germany : Robert Bosch Starter Motors Generators GmbH (SG), a subsidiary of the German Bosch group spun off in 2015 with around 7,000 employees at 14 locations worldwide (around 600 in Hildesheim), is transferred to the state-owned Chinese supplier ZMJ (Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group) and the investment company China Renaissance Capital Investment (CRCI) as capital providers.
• Istanbul / Turkey : After the online encyclopedia Wikipedia was blocked in Turkey, the Istanbul city administration unloaded its founder Jimmy Wales from an expo event without giving any reason . More than 50 experts from all over the world are expected to take part in the event from 15 to 18 May 2017 entitled “World Cities Expo Istanbul 2017”. Access to all language versions of Wikipedia has not been available from Turkey since April 29, 2017. The information and communication technology authority (BTK) stated that the reason for the blockage was that the website "incorrectly claims that Turkey supports terrorist organizations".
• Sochi / Russia : At a joint meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin , both agreed that there was good cooperation on the economic level, in the research area and in the fight against terrorism . However, the political relations in the civil war in Syria , the war in Ukraine and the treatment of minorities in Russia are differentiated. Both praised the efforts of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) observers in eastern Ukraine.

Wednesday May 3, 2017

• Azajahr / Iran : In an explosion in the Zemestanyurt coal mine in the Golestan province , at least 26 miners are buried at a depth of around 1,800 meters. So far, two fatalities have been rescued.
• Kabul / Afghanistan : At least eight civilians are killed in a suicide attack on a NATO MRAP military convoy near the US embassy and another 25 people are injured, including three US soldiers. The terrorist militia Islamic State (IS) is committed to the attack.

Thursday 4th May 2017

• Algiers / Algeria : In the elections for the National People's Assembly , the government coalition from the National United Front (FLN), which has ruled since 1962, and its coalition partner National Democratic Collection (RND) won a total of 261 of the 462 seats and thus an absolute majority in parliament.
• Astana / Kazakhstan : Russia , Turkey and Iran agree on protection zones in Syria, a country of civil war . According to this, de-escalation zones are to include in Idlib , in parts of the province of Aleppo , in Rastan as well as in parts of Damascus and in southern Darʿā .
• Berlin / Germany : The company Amazon.com opens its first delivery - food market Amazon Fresh in Berlin and Potsdam . Orders received by 12 noon should be processed on the same day with the cooperation partner DHL .
• London / United Kingdom : Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Consort of Queen Elizabeth II announce that they will retire from public life from August 2017.
• Vienna / Austria : At the Amadeus Awards , the Duo Pizzera & Jaus , Julian le Play and Bilderbuch are each awarded in two categories. Christina Stürmer receives her eleventh award.
• San Juan / Puerto Rico : The government of Puerto Rico declares national bankruptcy .

Friday 5th May 2017

• Cologne / Germany & Paris / France : Start of the tournament of the top division of the 81st men's ice hockey world championship .
• Merka / Somalia : During a US military operation in Barii in the Shabeellaha Hoose region against the Islamist al-Shabaab militia, a Navy SEAL soldier is killed and two others injured.
• Shanghai / China : The first flight of the Comac C919 , the first twin-engine passenger aircraft to be built entirely in China, takes place at Shanghai Pudong International Airport .

Saturday 6th May 2017

• Hama / Syria : According to SOHR , at least 11 government soldiers and 13 Islamist rebels died in the fighting in al-Zalaqeyat.

Sunday 7th May 2017

Daniel Günther

Emmanuel Macron

• Abuja / Nigeria : The Islamist terrorist organization Boko Haram released 82 of the 276 schoolgirls ( Chibok girls ) it kidnapped in April 2014 in Borno state . This was made possible by a prisoner exchange. The Swiss government, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and other non-governmental organizations were involved in the negotiations .
• Kiel / Germany : In the state elections in Schleswig-Holstein , the CDU under top candidate Daniel Günther is the strongest force with 32.0% of the votes, ahead of the SPD of previous Prime Minister Torsten Albig with 27.2%.
• Kunduz / Afghanistan : Since the spring offensive of the Islamist Taliban that began at the end of April 2017, the fighting over the Kunduz province has continued. The western district of Qala-i-zal (Kal-e-Sal) is under the control of the Taliban, around the eastern district of Chanabad there are heavy fighting with the Afghan national army . Thousands of residents fled the province.
• Paris / France : In the second round of the presidential election in France , voters vote for former Economics Minister Emmanuel Macron ( En Marche! ) As the new president with around 66.1% of the votes cast . The candidate Marine Le Pen ( Front National ) received 33.9% of the vote.

Monday 8th May 2017

• Damascus / Syria : For the first time in the civil war in Syria , a rebel district in Damascus is evacuated. Armed fighters and their relatives from the Barseh district in the northeast of the city were brought to Idlib in 40 buses .

Tuesday May 9, 2017

Moon Jae-in wins the presidential election in South Korea

• Seoul / South Korea : Moon Jae-in from the social-liberal Deobureo-minju party wins the presidential election with 41.08 percent of the vote.
• Jakarta / Indonesia : In Jakarta, the former Indonesian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is sentenced to two years in prison in a blasphemy trial.
• Washington, DC / United States : US President Donald Trump , on the recommendation of United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions, dismisses the director of the law enforcement agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), James B. Comey, with immediate effect.

Wednesday May 10, 2017

New 20-franc note in Switzerland

• Bern / Switzerland : The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has presented the new 20-franc note , which will go into circulation on May 17, 2017.
• Nassau, Bahamas : Meeting House Elections
• Pristina / Kosovo : The majority of the Kosovar parliament voted against the incumbent government in a vote of no confidence .
• Seoul / South Korea : Moon Jae-in , who was elected the day before, is sworn in as president .
• Vienna / Austria : Reinhold Mitterlehner , Vice Chancellor and ÖVP boss, announces his resignation from all his political functions.

Thursday May 11, 2017

• Berlin / Germany and Bern / Switzerland : According to information from Süddeutscher Zeitung and the broadcasters NDR and WDR , the German federal government signed a no-spy agreement with Switzerland in January 2017. State Secretary Klaus-Dieter Fritsche is said to have conducted the secret negotiations with Switzerland, including with the Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (EBS).
• Berlin / Germany : Railway Management GmbH, as personally liable partner, files for bankruptcy for the railway company Locomore at the Charlottenburg district court .
• Fairbanks / United States : At the 10th meeting of the Arctic Council, participants call for a further reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
• London / United Kingdom : At the London Somalia Conference on Security, Reconstruction of the Country and Support for the Somali Government, several countries pledge aid. The European Union announced additional aid in the amount of 200 million euros and Germany is increasing its aid from 70 to 140 million euros.

Friday May 12, 2017

• Abuja / Nigeria : According to the health authorities, at least 1,069 people died from a meningitis epidemic from November 2016 to April 2017 . Since the outbreak of the epidemic until April 2017, around 420,000 people in Nigeria have been vaccinated by the World Health Organization (WHO). Another 800,000 people are to be vaccinated in the state of Sokoto alone .
• Bonn / Germany : The German photovoltaic company SolarWorld files for bankruptcy at the Bonn District Court . The subsidiaries are also affected. Around 2600 employees in Germany are affected, 800 of them in Arnstadt and 1200 in Freiberg .
• Brasília / Brazil : The Brazilian government is lifting the national emergency imposed due to the zika virus epidemic after the number of new infections reported fell by 95% in 2017 to 7,911.
• Istanbul / Turkey : Media reports on a deployment by the Turkish anti-terrorist unit on April 30, 2017 in the Kartal district to arrest the translator and German citizen Mesale Tolu .
• Montabaur / Germany : The German internet and telecom group United Internet ( 1 & 1 , GMX , Web.de , Strato ) wants to take over the mobile communications provider Drillisch , based in Maintal, for 2.2 billion euros by the end of 2017 . The Federal Cartel Office has yet to approve the takeover.
• Beijing / China : Beginning of the summit meeting of the Belt and Road Forum on the intercontinental infrastructure project New Silk Road with representatives from 100 countries, including 29 heads of state and government. President Xi Jinping pledges the equivalent of around 124 billion US dollars for the project. For Germany, the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Brigitte Zypries, takes part.

Saturday 13th May 2017

• Akyaka / Turkey : At least 23 people die and 11 others are injured in a serious bus accident on a mountain road in the province of Muğla .
• al-Minya / Egypt : During archaeological excavations in the governorate of al-Minya , at least 17 mummies from the period from 332 BC to 395 AD were discovered in a vault that was discovered in 1931.
• Kiev / Ukraine : Salvador Sobral wins the final of the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest in the International Exhibition Center for Portugal .
• Salzburg / Austria : Defending champion RB Salzburg are confirmed as Austrian football champions 2017 after a 1-0 win against SK Rapid Wien on the fourth last match day . It is the fourth championship in a row for the club.
• Worldwide: The WannaCry - ransomware infects 230,000 computers with older operating systems of Microsoft Windows that are inadequately safeguarded against attacks worldwide. The perpetrators demand a ransom payment in the crypto currency Bitcoin . The British National Health Service (NHS) hospitals , the French automobile company Renault , the Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica , the Russian Ministry of the Interior (MWD), the Russian telecommunications company MegaFon , the US logistics company FedEx and other large companies are affected. In Germany, Deutsche Bahn and its logistics subsidiary Schenker AG are affected by outages.

Sunday May 14, 2017

• Dusseldorf / Germany : In the state election in North Rhine-Westphalia , the last election of a country's Parliament before the federal election in 2017 , pay the SPD of Prime Minister Hannelore Kraft and the Greens their relative majority one. The CDU with top candidate Armin Laschet received the most votes. Hannelore Kraft then announced her resignation as SPD state chairwoman and deputy federal chairwoman.
• Pyongyang / North Korea : Contrary to United Nations sanctions, the People's Army is testing a medium-range missile of the Hwasong-12 type. After around 800 kilometers it crashes into the Sea of ​​Japan .

Tuesday May 16, 2017

• Allan / Jordan : The first synchrotron in the Middle East goes into operation. The SESAME was here from parts of discarded German storage ring BESSY I built. SESAME is operated by the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) . Participating countries are Egypt , Bahrain , Iran , Israel , Jordan, Pakistan , the Palestinian Territories , Turkey and Cyprus .
• United States / Turkey : In Washington DC, protesters against Turkey's President Erdogan , who met with US President Donald Trump on the same day, were attacked by bodyguards and Erdogan's sympathizers .

Thursday May 18, 2017

• Brasilia / Brazil : The Supreme Federal Court approves investigations against President Michel Temer for corruption . Thereafter, there were previously media reports that Temer is said to have agreed to hush money payments to the imprisoned former parliamentary president Eduardo Cunha in an interview with Joesley Mendonça Batista, the chairman of the world's largest meat producer, JBS SA .
• Brussels / Belgium : With a new regulation of the European Parliament and the European Council coming into force in 2018 to ensure the cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market, streaming subscriptions should be able to be used in the European Union. The approval is only valid for "temporary" stays abroad. As a control mechanism, streaming service providers can choose and specify whether customers have to provide the payment and tax data, postal and IP address of their EU country of residence, for example to use video-on-demand offers.
• Saarbrücken / Germany : Almost two months after the state elections , the new Saarland state government under Prime Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU) has started work. The Prime Minister was previously confirmed in office by 41 of 51 MPs.

Friday 19th May 2017

• Buta / DR Congo : The World Health Organization (WHO) confirms three deaths in a renewed Ebola outbreak. There is a risk of a major Ebola epidemic in the Bas-Uele province .
• New York / USA : Former US Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner committed before the US Federal Court for the Southern District of New York guilty of a 15-year-old girl for months messages via SMS to sent with brutal sex and rape fantasies. He also stated that he would not appeal against a prison sentence of up to 27 months.
• Salamiyya / Syria : The terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) kills 52 people, including fighters close to the government, and injures 45 others in its offensive in the town of Aqarab al-Safiyeh and parts of the town of al-Mabouja.
• Tehran / Iran : In the presidential election , President Hassan Rouhani will be re-elected with 57 percent. His challenger Ebrahim Raisi received 38.3 percent of the vote.
• Vienna / Austria : The federal spokeswoman and club chairwoman of the Austrian Green Party , Eva Glawischnig , has resigned for personal reasons. Ingrid Felipe will be the new national spokeswoman , and Ulrike Lunacek will be the top candidate for the National Council election .
• Milan / Italy A man attacks 2 soldiers and a police officer with a knife in front of Milan Central Station when they stopped him for a routine check. These are injured in the process. The perpetrator is being investigated for international terrorism.

Saturday 20th May 2017

• Brak / Libya : In an attack by the Third Force as part of Operation Dignity by the Libyan Army on the part of the United Nations- backed Libyan Unity Government (GNA) on the Brak asch-Shati 'air base against the Libyan National Army (LNA) of General Khalifa Haftar who supports the counter-government in Benghazi , at least 101 unarmed LNA soldiers are killed after a military parade. At least 40 other soldiers and civilians are killed. Defense Minister Al-Mahdi al-Barghati was removed from office.
• Dili / East Timor : Francisco Guterres is sworn in as the new President of East Timor at midnight .
• Tokyo / Japan : The 39th Pritzker Prize is awarded to the Spanish architects Rafael Aranda , Carme Pigem and Ramón Vilalta from the RCR Arquitectes office in the Akasaka Palace .

Sunday May 21, 2017

• Bern / Switzerland : referendum to accept or reject the revised Energy Act (EnG) of September 30, 2016 as part of the Energy Strategy 2050 on measures to reduce energy consumption, increase energy efficiency, promote renewable energies and a ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants .
• Kabul / Afghanistan : A German development worker and an Afghan security guard are killed in an armed attack on the Swedish aid organization Operation Mercy in the west of the capital. A development worker from Finland is also kidnapped. From the evening of May 20, 2017 to May 21, 2017, 20 police officers were killed in attacks by the Taliban in southeastern Afghanistan.
• Cologne / Germany : The Swedish national ice hockey team becomes world champion . In the final, the Scandinavians win the penalty shootout against the 26-time title holder Canada and celebrate their tenth title at a World Cup.
• New York / United States : The New York Times newspaper reports, citing current and former officials, about the loss of 18 to 20 informants of the US foreign intelligence service CIA in the People's Republic of China in the period 2010 to 2012. The spies discovered are said to be in custody are located or have been killed.
• P'yŏngsŏng / North Korea : Against international sanctions, the People's Army is again testing a medium-range missile of the Pukguksong-2 type . The rocket fired near Pyongyang rose to an altitude of around 560 kilometers and then fell after around 500 kilometers into the Sea of ​​Japan (Eastern Sea).

Monday May 22, 2017

• Berlin / Germany : Start of the two-day 8th Petersberg Climate Dialogue in preparation for the UN climate conference in November 2017 in Bonn under the presidency of the Republic of Fiji .
• Manchester / United Kingdom : In a suicide attack in the foyer of the Manchester Arena at the end of a pop concert by the American singer Ariana Grande , 23 people, including the alleged assassin Salman Abedi, are killed and at least 116 others injured.
• Pratteln / Switzerland and Salt Lake City / United States : The Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant and the US chemical company Huntsman Corporation merge to form HuntsmanClariant, with its legal seat in Pratteln and the operational headquarters in The Woodlands north of Houston . With HuntsmanClariant, after the German Evonik, the world's second largest specialty chemicals group is created.
• Shanghai / China : The state-owned Chinese Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) and the Russian aviation and armaments group OAK establish the new joint venture China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Co. (CRAIC) to build a long-haul aircraft with 280 seats and a range of 12,000 Kilometers by 2028.
• Sincan / Turkey : A mass trial of 221 alleged participants in the attempted coup in July 2016 begins. You are charged with the murder of 250 people, membership in a terrorist organization and violating the constitution. There are 26 generals among the accused, including Akın Öztürk and Mehmet Disli.
• Vienna / Austria : The Austrian long-distance bus company HELLÖ , a subsidiary of ÖBB Personenverkehr and ÖBB-Postbus , is selling its scheduled business to the German long-distance bus company Flixbus .

Tuesday May 23, 2017

• Berlin / Germany : The Federal Ministry of Education and Research announces the winners of the competition to found the German Internet Institute . The consortium of the universities FU Berlin , HU Berlin , TU Berlin , UdK Berlin , University of Potsdam as well as the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems and the Berlin Science Center for Social Research (WZB) as coordinator have prevailed in a two-stage competitive process. Around 50 million euros are available for development over the next five years.
• Kandahar / Afghanistan : According to the Defense Ministry, eight soldiers, seven civilians and a police officer as well as 10 attackers were killed in an attack by the Taliban on an outpost of the 205th Corps of the Afghan National Army in the Shah Wali Kot district north of Kandahar. In fighting in Ghazni province in Muqur district, 11 attackers and one police officer died, and in eastern Nangarhar province, Bati Kot district, four civilians were killed and 13 injured when caught in the crossfire between Afghan security forces and the Taliban. As recently as May 21, Taliban fighters killed 20 police officers in an attack in Zabul province .
• Manila / Philippines : President Rodrigo Duterte imposed martial law on the southern Mindanao region for 60 days after around 100 followers of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist militia roamed the streets in Marawi City and saw a Catholic church, a prison, two schools and several other houses burned down. In the skirmishes between the security forces and the IS fighters, at least two soldiers and one police officer are killed and another twelve are injured.
• Stuttgart / Germany : As part of the investigation against employees of the automotive group Daimler AG on suspicion of fraud and criminal advertising in connection with the manipulation of exhaust gas aftertreatment on diesel cars, 23 public prosecutors from the Stuttgart public prosecutor's office and around 230 emergency services from the Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office , and the locally responsible police stations in the federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Berlin, Lower Saxony and Saxony, a total of 11 objects according to documents and data carriers relevant to evidence.
• Frankfurt : Before the Landgericht Frankfurt the day trader has Armin S . filed a civil suit for EUR 152 million against the French bank BNP Paribas . Probably the highest demand that a civil person in Germany has ever made in court.

Wednesday May 24, 2017

• Berlin , Lutherstadt Wittenberg / Germany : The 36th Evangelical Church Congress begins. Its motto is: "You see me."
• Brussels / Belgium : Start of the two-day NATO summit
• Solna / Sweden : In the final of the UEFA Europa League wins Manchester United 2: 0 against Ajax Amsterdam .

Thursday May 25, 2017

• Aachen / Germany : The International Charlemagne Prize in Aachen is awarded to the British historian and writer Timothy Garton Ash .
• Lancy / Switzerland : FC Basel wins the 92nd final of the Swiss Cup in football 3-0 against FC Sion .
• Wolfsburg / Germany : First leg of the relegation to the Bundesliga 2017/18 : VfL Wolfsburg - Eintracht Braunschweig 1: 0 (1: 0)

Friday May 26, 2017

Logo of the G7 summit in Taormina

G7 summit participants

• Taormina / Italy : Start of the two-day G7 summit
• al-Minya / Egypt : At least 28 people were killed in an attack by Islamists on minibuses owned by Coptic Christians . In response, the Egyptian army carried out air strikes on an Islamist camp in Derna , Libya .

Saturday May 27, 2017

• Berlin / Germany : The final game for the DFB Cup men's 2,017 wins Borussia Dortmund 2: 1 against Eintracht Frankfurt .
• Cologne / Germany : The final in the women's DFB Cup between defending champion VfL Wolfsburg and last year's finalist SC Sand won the Lower Saxony 2-1.
• Tel Aviv / Israel : Around 15,000 people demonstrate for a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict .

Sunday May 28, 2017

Diane Kruger

• Cannes / France : The film The Square by Swedish director Ruben Östlund is awarded the Palme d'or at the 70th International Film Festival . Diane Kruger from Germany receives the award in the “Best Actress” category.
• Milan / Italy : The overall victory in the 100th staging of the wheel - stage race Giro d'Italia goes to Tom Dumoulin . It is his first overall win on this tour and the first for a Dutchman .

Monday 29th May 2017

• Braunschweig / Germany : Second leg of the relegation to the Bundesliga 2017/18 : Eintracht Braunschweig - VfL Wolfsburg 0: 1 (0: 0). VfL Wolfsburg managed to stay in the Bundesliga after two 1-0 victories in the relegation.
• Goldbach / Germany : The textile company Basler Fashion files an application for insolvency in self-administration with the district court of Aschaffenburg .

Tuesday May 30, 2017

Manuela Schwesig

• Baghdad / Iraq : At least 15 people are killed in a car bomb attack in the Karrada shopping district and 11 people are killed in a second car bomb in the central Karch district. The Islamic State (IS) is committed to the attacks.
• Schwerin / Germany : The Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Erwin Sellering ( SPD ) announces his resignation for health reasons. As soon as the Federal Minister for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth Manuela Schwesig (SPD) proposed by him has taken her oath as head of government, Sellering will leave office.
• Washington, DC / United States: The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) of the US Department of Defense divides the successful missile defense an intercontinental ballistic missile with (ICBM). The Ground-Based Interceptor missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and destroyed a missile launched from the Kwajalein Missile Range in the Marshall Islands south of Alaska . The missile test is also seen as a response to threats and missile tests from North Korea .

Wednesday May 31, 2017

• Kabul / Afghanistan : 80 people die in a bomb attack in the diplomatic quarter and another 400 are injured. Several messages , including u. a. the German and the French are badly damaged.
• Nairobi / Kenya : The 472 km long new Nairobi-Mombasa line of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) built by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) from 2013 to 2017 is opened. The construction project cost the equivalent of around 2.8 billion euros.
• Palmyra / Syria : The Russian frigate Admiral Essen and the diesel submarine Krasnodar fire from the Mediterranean at least four Cal -Marschflugkörper on targets of the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS) east of Palmyra.
• Skopje / Macedonia : 62 of the 120 members of parliament elect Zoran Zaev ( SDSM ) as the new Prime Minister . Zaev received the votes of his party SDSM and of the MPs of the PDSH , the Albanian minority in the country.
• Washington DC / United States : A tweet sent by Donald Trump with typing errors, which has since been deleted and which ends abruptly with the incomprehensible word Covfefe , caused wide international media coverage .

See also

• Nekrolog May 2017 for deaths this month
• List of annually recurring commemorative and action days in May
• Category for commemorative days, holidays or action days in May

Web links

Rome in May 2017

Commons : May 2017  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ US budget dispute settled: No standstill - no money for the wall. Tagesschau , May 1, 2017, accessed May 1, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Jens König : Merkel in Saudi Arabia: speed dating with king and prince. In: Stern . May 1, 2017, accessed May 3, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Dozens of dead in suicide attacks on refugee camps in Syria. In: stern.de . May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Chinese take over Bosch subsidiary. In: Augsburger Allgemeine . May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017 . 
5. ↑ http://www.shz.de/deutschland-welt/politik/istanbul-wikipedia-gruender-jimmy-wales-von-veranstaltung-ausladen-id16714981.html shz.de
6. ^ German-Russian talks: The big points of contention remain. In: Tagesschau . May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017 . 
7. ↑ At least 26 miners buried in a mine accident in Iran. (No longer available online.) In: Donaukurier . May 3, 2017, formerly in the original ; Retrieved May 3, 2017 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
8. ↑ Deaths in an attack in Kabul: Attack on military convoy. In: Tagesschau . May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017 . 
9. ↑ Government coalition in Algeria defends absolute majority. In: Deutsche Welle . May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017 . 
10. ↑ Russia, Turkey and Iran agree on protection zones in Syria. In: Deutsche Welle . May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017 . 
11. ↑ Amazon launches online supermarket in Berlin. In: Tagesspiegel.de . May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017 . 
12. ^ Buckingham Palace: Prince Philip withdraws . In: The time . May 4, 2017, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed May 4, 2017]).
13. ^ Tiroler Tageszeitung: Amadeus Awards: Old friends and everyone victorious . Article dated May 4, 2017, accessed March 5, 2020.
14. ↑ Welt.de: USA now have their own Greece with worldwide consequences, accessed on May 4, 2017.
15. ↑ Navy SEAL Killed, 2 SEALS Wounded in Somalia Gunfight. In: nbcnews.com. May 5, 2017, accessed May 7, 2017 . 
16. ↑ Comac C919 - China jet takes off on maiden flight. In: Spiegel Online. May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017 . 
17. ^ At least 24 killed in northern Syria. In: The Australian . Retrieved February 7, 2017 . 
18. ↑ "Chibok Girls" - Boko Haram releases 82 kidnapped girls in Nigeria. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . Retrieved February 7, 2017 . 
19. ^ State elections: State of Schleswig-Holstein. In: wahlen-in-deutschland.de. Retrieved May 8, 2017 . 
20. ^ Afghan Taliban offensive drives thousands to flee. In: Deutsche Welle . Retrieved February 7, 2017 . 
21. ^ War in Syria: First rebel district in Damascus evacuated. In: Tagesschau . May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017 . 
22. ^ Moon officially starts presidency. In: The Korea Times . May 10, 2017, accessed May 10, 2017 . 
23. ↑ Trump fires FBI boss Comey. Deutsche Welle , May 9, 2017, accessed on May 13, 2017 . 
24. ↑ Kosovo: No confidence overturns government in Prishtinë . In: The time . May 10, 2017, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed on May 10, 2017]).
25. ^ South Korea: Liberal Moon sworn in as President . In: The time . May 10, 2017, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed on May 10, 2017]).
26. ^ No-Spy-Pact between Switzerland and Germany. In: Deutsche Welle . May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017 . 
27. ↑ Sven Böll: Bankruptcy of DB competitor Locomore - The lie of competition on the rails. In: Spiegel Online . May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017 . 
28. ↑ Weak climate protection commitment at the Arctic Council. In: Deutsche Welle . May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017 . 
29. ^ London Conference on Somalia 2017 - Communique. (PDF) In: gov.uk. May 11, 2017, accessed May 13, 2017 . 
30. ↑ London conference promises Somalia millions in aid. In: Deutsche Welle. May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017 . 
31. ↑ More than 1,000 deaths from the meningitis epidemic in Nigeria. In: tt.com . Retrieved March 9, 2020 . 
32. ↑ Solarworld.de ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
33. ↑ Solarworld application for insolvency is received by Bonn court. Bonner General-Anzeiger , May 12, 2017.
34. ↑ Zika virus: Brazil lifts the state of emergency . In: The time . May 12, 2017, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed on May 12, 2017]).
35. ↑ tagesschau.de: Brazil declares the Zika emergency over. Retrieved May 12, 2017 . 
36. ↑ Frank Nordhausen journalist Mesale Tolu: Turkey provoked to arrest new dispute. In: Frankfurter Rundschau . May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017 . 
37. ^ Frank Nordhausen: United Internet - The new strong force on the mobile communications market. In: FAZ.net . May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017 . 
38. ↑ Beijing summit on the "New Silk Road" opened. In: Deutsche Welle . May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017 . 
39. ↑ Jens König : Merkel in Saudi Arabia: speed dating with king and prince. In: Deutsche Welle . May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017 . 
40. ↑ At least 17 mummies discovered in Egypt. In: Deutsche Welle . May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017 . 
41. ↑ Salzburg were crowned champions 1-0 over Rapid. In: salzburg.com . May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017 . 
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