## [2015-05-17](/feed/2015/05/17/index.md)

##### Roscosmos
### [Roscosmos manages to restart the engines of the Progress spacecraft and to correct the orbit of the International Space Station. ](/feed/2015/05/17/roscosmos-manages-to-restart-the-engines-of-the-progress-spacecraft-and-to-correct-the-orbit-of-the-international-space.md)
##### Referendum
### [ 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. ](/feed/2015/05/17/a-referendum-was-held-in-osaka-japan-to-mandate-the-implementation-of-the-osaka-metropolis-plan-the-proposal-was-defe.md)
##### 2015 Macedonian protests
### [ 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. ](/feed/2015/05/17/a-large-rally-is-held-by-tens-of-thousands-of-protestors-in-skopje-macedonia-as-part-of-the-ongoing-protests-against.md)
##### Lumacaftor
### [A 'groundbreaking' combination of lumacaftor and ivacaftor could improve the quality of life and life expectancy of cystic fibrosis sufferers is trialed. ](/feed/2015/05/17/a-groundbreaking-combination-of-lumacaftor-and-ivacaftor-could-improve-the-quality-of-life-and-life-expectancy-of-cyst.md)
##### 2015 Waco shootout
### [At least 25 members of outlaw motorcycle clubs are being held as witnesses and possible suspects. ](/feed/2015/05/17/at-least-25-members-of-outlaw-motorcycle-clubs-are-being-held-as-witnesses-and-possible-suspects.md)
### [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. ](/feed/2015/05/17/at-least-9-people-are-killed-and-18-injured-some-by-law-enforcement-and-others-in-gunfire-exchanges-in-a-shootout-betw.md)
##### 2015 ''Billboard'' Music Awards
### [American pop music star Taylor Swift wins 8 awards at the "Billboard" Music Awards, including top artist. ](/feed/2015/05/17/american-pop-music-star-taylor-swift-wins-8-awards-at-the-billboard-music-awards-including-top-artist.md)
##### Pope Francis
### [Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church canonises two saints from Palestine, Sister Mariam Baouardy and Sister Marie Alphonsine Ghattas. ](/feed/2015/05/17/pope-francis-of-the-roman-catholic-church-canonises-two-saints-from-palestine-sister-mariam-baouardy-and-sister-marie-a.md)
##### Islamic State
### [The Islamic State reportedly seizes control of the Iraqi city of Ramadi after the retreat of government forces. ](/feed/2015/05/17/the-islamic-state-reportedly-seizes-control-of-the-iraqi-city-of-ramadi-after-the-retreat-of-government-forces.md)
##### Taliban
### [A suicide attack by the Taliban kills three and injures at least eighteen outside Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. ](/feed/2015/05/17/a-suicide-attack-by-the-taliban-kills-three-and-injures-at-least-eighteen-outside-kabul-international-airport-in-afghani.md)
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