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Startling Milky Way mapping discovery reveals ENORMOUS gas structure in our galaxy The Gaia mapping survey of the Milky Way has made a shocking discovery which is forcing scientists to rethink their understanding of our galaxy’s construction: a massive structure of gas that stretches 9,000 light years. In 1879, astronomer Benjamin Gould discovered a long cloud of dust and gas, the remnants of interconnected stellar nurseries stretching 3,000 light years across, which later became known as Gould’s Belt. After recent readings were taken by the Gaia mapping survey, however, it turns out Gould’s Belt is part of an even larger structure, the largest of its kind ever discovered in our Milky Way galaxy.  Also on rt.com Jou...

Comeback on hold: Valeria Loureda OUT of Bellator 238 due to injury – reports Well, that didn't last long. Just hours after her participation was reported at Bellator 238 later this month, MMA star Valerie Loureda is believed to have been scratched from the card following news of an undisclosed injury. Taekwondo expert Loureda, 21, is unbeaten in her first two Bellator bouts to date but will have to wait a little longer for her third after officials scrapped her scheduled bout with Tara Graff from the January 25 card, according to reports.   Also on rt.com Back in the game: Bellator MMA fan favorite Valerie Loureda set for return this month after reality TV break News of her injury came just hours after Loure...

Not our problem: BoJo says legality of US assassination of Soleimani is ‘not for UK to determine’ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted that questions surrounding the legality of the US killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani is “not for the UK to determine.” Responding to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn during the first PMQs of the year in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Johnson said that “most reasonable people” would accept that the US is well within its rights to “protect its bases and its personnel.” The strict issue of legality is not for the UK to determine since it was not our operation. Corbyn, who described the escalation of US-Iran tensions in the middle east as a “very dangerous situation,” also pushed Johnson...

‘Child stowaway’ found dead in undercarriage of plane at Paris airport A child aged around 10 years old has been found dead in the undercarriage of a plane that touched down at a Paris airport after arriving from the Ivory Coast. Air France has confirmed that the “lifeless body of a stowaway” was discovered at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris early on Wednesday morning. The child travelled to the French capital on an Air France Boeing 777 jet, which took off from the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan on Tuesday evening. The airline said that an investigation into the death is ongoing. “Aside from the human drama, this shows a major failing of security at Abidjan airport,” an Ivorian security source told AFP news agency. There have been several instances o...

Full stream ahead: Russia & Turkey launch TurkStream gas pipeline Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have launched the long-anticipated offshore pipeline TurkStream, that will deliver Russian gas to Turkey and further to southern European states. The 930 km pipeline across the bottom of the Black Sea became operational on Wednesday, with the two leaders attending a special opening ceremony. Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissovalso participated in the event, as the leaders symbolically launched the project from the stage. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko ...

Helicopter footage captures horrific aftermath of Ukrainian Boeing crash in Iran (VIDEO) Helicopter footage has captured the extent of the wreckage left in the aftermath of the Ukraine International Airlines crash near Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport on Wednesday morning, which killed all 176 people on board. The stricken plane, reportedly downed by an engine fire shortly after takeoff, somehow avoided hitting any structures on impact, crashing down in a field close to a football pitch. Aerial footage shows extent of #Ukrainian passenger jet crash site #Boeing737 pic.twitter.com/PCqQKALl7w— Ruptly (@Ruptly) January 8, 2020 The harrowing footage shows investigators and first responders combing through the crash site, but authorities ...

France wants to push reset button in economic relations with Russia Paris is looking for ways to avoid US sanctions in order to relaunch and deepen economic cooperation with Moscow, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has reportedly said. "We want to restart our economic exchanges with Moscow, complying with international law and not being constrained by extraterritorial financial sanctions," the minister said, as quoted by Sputnik. He added that the restrictions are the main obstacle for economic relations between the two countries and vowed to find solutions to skirt the consequences within six months.  Also on rt.com France does not seek trade war with US, but can retaliate if it comes to that – finance minist...

NY Honours leak of celebs’ & police officers’ addresses EVEN WORSE than initially thought, govt admits The UK government has revealed that a hugely embarrassing error that led to the leaking of celebrities’ and police officers’ details exposed the sensitive data online for 190 minutes and not for just one hour as previously stated. The UK Cabinet Office admitted on Tuesday night that the leak on December 27 of more than 1,000 New Year Honours recipients’ addresses – including those of Elton John and former Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders – was left online for more than three hours.  Also on rt.com ‘Carelessness’: UK, Canadian governments leave ‘sensitive data’ exposed to public on Trello website ...