Portal:Current events/2020 May 17
May 17, 2020 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
- The Government of National Accord reports that seven civilians are killed, including a child, after Khalifa Haftar's forces fire heavy artillery on a shelter in Tripoli. (Al Jazeera)
- Somali Civil War (2009–present)
- The Governor of Somalia's Mudug region Ahmed Muse Nur and three of his bodyguards are killed in a suicide car bombing. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the assassination. (Reuters)
- An militia kills 20 villagers in an overnight attack in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Coronavirus recession
- Fed chair Jerome Powell says US economic recovery from the recession could take until end of 2021. (The New York Times), (Financial Times)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic in Madagascar
- Madagascar reports its first death from COVID-19; that of a 57-year-old medical worker who suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure. (Reuters)
International relations
Politics and elections
- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah sign a power-sharing deal to end a months long political turmoil that hampered the peace process. (Reuters)
Sports
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
- 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
- NASCAR becomes the first major American sports league to resume its season since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, with the running of The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway taking place behind closed doors without an audience. (The Washington Post)
- 2020 NASCAR Cup Series