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By combining the power of a “natural lens” in space with the capability of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers made a surprising discovery—the first example of a compact yet massive, fast-spinning, disk-shaped galaxy that stopped making stars only a few billion years after the big bang.

Malagana, also known as the Malagana Treasure is an archaeological site of Colombia named after the sugarcane estate where it was accidentally discovered in 1992. During a few days after its discovery, the place was subject to a large-scale looting with a rough estimate of 4 tons of pre-Columbian artifacts illegally removed from the burial mounds.

The World Bank Group headquarters building in Washington, D.C. - Photo: Shiny Things / Flickr

In the wake of the deadly Zika and Ebola virus outbreaks, most countries are still completely unprepared for another potential pandemic, a new study has found, warning that a serious outbreak could result in "millions of deaths and cost trillions of dollars."

According to news site Dailycaller.com, Turkish President Recep Erdogan relayed orders for his personal bodyguards to attack the Kurdish protesters during his trip to Washington where he met with US President Donald Trump.

Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek has sought to ease concerns over Turkey's democratic rule in the post-referendum era, claiming that the country "is not turning into an authoritarian regime" in a meeting with senior representatives from leading Western companies in Washington, D.C.

A groundbreaking black jurist who became the first Muslim woman to serve as a U.S. judge was found dead in New York's Hudson River on April 12, police said.

Sheila Abdus-Salaam, a 65-year-old associate judge of New York's highest court, was found floating off Manhattan's west side at about 1:45 p.m. EDT (3:45 p.m. GMT), a police spokesman said.

Robert De Niro joined Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 15 to hold a press conference about vaccine safety.
The pair are looking for proof that vaccines are safe and teamed up to offer $100,000 to anyone who can provide such information.

Astronomers have spotted more than 100 new potential alien planets, including one in the fourth-closest star system to the sun, a new study reports.

Members of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the main stage of the 44th annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C. on Friday at the National Mall, declaring their support for the pro-life movement.

Moody's Corp has agreed to pay nearly $864 million to settle with U.S. federal and state authorities over its ratings of risky mortgage securities in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Jan. 13.