- The World Trade Organization advised that Roberto Azevêdo of Brazil will be the next Director-General effective September 1, 2013. The formal announcement will be made following a special meeting of the General Council on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
- China, India, and four other nations join the Arctic Council with observer status.
- British author Jenny Colgan wins the 2013 Romantic Novel of the Year Award for her book Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams.
- Bill Gates becomes the world's richest person for the first time since 2007 with a fortune of approximately $72.7 billion.
- Rafael Correa is sworn in as President of Ecuador for an unprecedented third term.
- Raha Moharrak becomes the first Saudi woman to summit Mount Everest.
- Samina Baig becomes the first Pakistani woman to summit Mount Everest.
- In a study published in Nature, Oregon Health & Science University researchers describe the first creation of human embryonic stem cells by cloning.
- Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura becomes the oldest person ever the summit Mount Everest at the age of 80.
- Italy announces its first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
2013 CURRENT AFFAIRS-MAY
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