Portal:Current events/2016 May 26: Difference between revisions

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*[[Archaeology|Archaeologists]] announce the discovery of a 2,400-year-old tomb which they believe to be that of [[Aristotle]] based on its grandiosity, and its location atop a hill in [[Stagira (ancient city)|Stagira]], the city of his birth. [http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/05/26/Archaeologists-say-theyve-discovered-Aristotles-tomb/4941464287698/?spt=hs&or=sn (UPI)] [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/world/europe/greece-aristotle-tomb.html (''The New York Times'')]

*Two [[United States Navy]] [[FA-18]]'s crash in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] near the [[Outer Banks]] off the coast of the US state of [[North Carolina]]. The four pilots safely [[Ejection seat|ejected]] from the planes and are being examined in [[Sentara Norfolk General Hospital]] in [[Virginia]]. [http://pilotonline.com/news/military/local/navy-two-f-a--s-crash-in-atlantic-ocean/article_bbffcdd9-0820-5603-aa9f-2e2120dbfd6a.html (Virginian Pilot)] [http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2016/05/26/US-fighter-jets-crash-off-North-Carolina-coast-4-on-board-rescued/3471464279219/?spt=hs&or=tn_us (UPI)]

**At least 20 people drown in the southern [[Mediterranean Sea]] when a [[Repurposing|repurposed]] [[Fishing vessel|fishing boat]] sinks 35 nautical miles north of [[Zuwarah|Zuwara]], [[Libya]]. [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/26/migrant-boat-capsizes-in-mediterranean-italian-coastguard (''The Guardian'')]

*Researchers at the [[United States Department of Defense]] report, in the journal ''[[Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy]]'', the discovery in the United States of a strain of ''[[E. coli]]'' that includes the new gene [[MCR-1]], which is resistant to [[colistin]], a [[Drug of last resort|last-resort]] [[Antibiotics|antibiotic]]. [http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/26/colistin-r-9/ (National Geographic)] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/05/26/the-superbug-that-doctors-have-been-dreading-just-reached-the-u-s/?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_tyh-superbug-255pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory (''The Washington Post'')] [http://aac.asm.org/content/early/2016/05/25/AAC.01103-16.full.pdf+html (''Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy'')]

*Chinese state media [[Xinhua News Agency]] criticizes [[Taiwan]] [[President of the Republic of China|President]] [[Tsai Ing-wen]] as politically extreme and lacking emotional balance because she is unmarried and does not have children. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36375963 (BBC)] [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/26/world/asia/china-taiwan-tsai-unmarried-single.html?_r=0 (''The New York Times'')]

* [[South Korea]] plans to import arms worth about 3.5 trillion [[South Korean won|won]] (US$3 billion) this year to enhance its defense capabilities. [http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2016/05/26/South-Korea-to-import-3-billion-worth-of-arms/8361464272886/?spt=hs&or=si (UPI)] [http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2016/05/25/0301000000AEN20160525005500315.html (Yonhap)]

*[[Ken Starr]], the president of [[Baylor University]], is stripped of his title after an investigation revealed the university mishandled accusations of sexual assault against its football players. The university's football coach, [[Art Briles]], is also fired. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/sports/ncaafootball/baylor-art-briles-kenneth-starr-college-football.html (''The New York Times'')]

*A lawsuit brought against [[Google]] by [[Oracle Corporation]] accusing Google of using copyrighted code for the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] operating system is decided in Google's favor. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/technology/google-oracle-copyright-code.html? (''The New York Times'')]

*A bill that punishes hate crimes against law enforcement is signed by [[Louisiana]] Governor [[John Bel Edwards]]. It is the first state to pass such a law. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/us/louisiana-enacts-hate-crimes-law-to-protect-a-new-group-police.html (''The New York Times'')]

*A Muslim mob is found to have [[2016 Minya pogrom|attacked]] [[Copts|Coptic]] homes and stripped a woman in public in [[Minya Governorate]], [[Egypt]], on 20 May 2016. [http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2016-05-26/muslim-mob-attacks-christian-homes-in-egyptian-province (''U.S. News & World Report'')]

*French labor unions, led by the [[General Confederation of Labour (France)|CGT]], implement a strike in protest of proposed reforms to labor laws. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36385778 (BBC)]

*[[United States presidential election, 2016]]

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