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**Four ] ] that had been taken captive by Syrian rebels on May 7 are released.


;Disasters and accidents ;Disasters and accidents
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**The death toll of the ] reaches 1,126 with many people still missing; the accident is now the third worst ] in history. **The death toll reaches 1,126 with many people still missing; the accident is now the third worst ] in history.
*At least 28 people are killed in a ] in China's ].

;Health and environment
*The first group of what is an expected to be more than a trillion ]s to emerge in the eastern ] is spotted in ].
*] says that it appears likely the ] can be transmitted from close person-to-person contact.


;Law and crime ;Law and crime
*Nineteen people are injured during a shooting at a ] parade in ], ], ]. *Nineteen people are injured during a ] at a ] parade in ], ], ].
*Four people are found fatally shot in ], ], ]. *Four people are found fatally shot in ], ], ].
*A 12-year-old boy is arrested in connection to the April 27 ], ] stabbing of his 8-year-old sister. *A 12-year-old boy is arrested in connection to the April 27 ], ], stabbing of his 8-year-old sister.
*Andrew Moran, one of ]'s most wanted criminals, is arrested in ], ].


;Politics and elections ;Politics and elections
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**Partial results reveal former Prime Minister ] to be the winner, though no party manages to obtain an absolute majority in the 342-seat National Assembly. **Partial results reveal former Prime Minister ] to be the winner, though no party manages to obtain an absolute majority in the 342-seat National Assembly.
⚫ *Voters in ] go to the polls for a ]. ]'s ] party wins between 30% and 32% of the votes, closely followed by ]'s resurgent ] with 26 to 28 percent. No party manages to obtain a majority, while analysts predict a political deadlock amid low voter turnout and economic woes.
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⚫ **]'s ] party wins between 30% and 32% of the vote, closely followed by ]'s resurgent ] with 26 to 28 percent. No party manages to obtain a majority, while analysts predict a political deadlock amid low voter turnout and economic woes.
*The ] begins a sovereignty campaign with the ]. *The ] begins a sovereignty campaign with the ].


;Religion ;Religion
*] canonizes over 800 new ] saints. *] canonizes a record-breaking 800+ new ] saints - Emeritus ] had submitted the 813 "]" who had been beheaded by Ottoman soldiers for refusing to convert to Islam. ,

;Science and technology
*In a study by ], it is discovered that '']'', a carnivorous ] plant, has the shortest known ] sequence of any multicellular plant and that it lacks "]", sequences of code that do not encode ].


;Sport ;Sport
*In ], ] wins the ] ] championship, their third Ligue 1 title and first since 1994. *In ]:
**] wins the ] ] championship, their third Ligue 1 title and first since 1994.
*] win 2-1 at home to ] in ] last game at ] as club manager, with the coach lifting the record 20th Premier League trophy at the end of the game. **] win 2–1 at home to ] in ]'s last game at ] as club manager, with the coach lifting the record 20th Premier League trophy at the end of the game.
**Veteran midfielder ] announces his second retirement from football after the end of the current season. **Veteran midfielder ] announces his second retirement from football after the end of the current season.
*In ], ] member ] dies at the age of 85.
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