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Two Vampire Crab Species Found, Are Already Popular Pets

 National Geographics said…

“Vampire crabs, so named because of their glowing yellow eyes, have become popular as pets, but the origin of some of these spooky-looking crustaceans has been cloaked in mystery.

Until now.

Now researchers have traced the freshwater crabs back to their wild source in Southeast Asia—and report that the two most sought-after species are new to science.

The newly described species, Geosesarma dennerle and Geosesarma hagen, were found in separate river valleys on the Indonesian island of Java

“These crabs are kind of special because they’ve been around in the pet trade for ten years, but no one knew where they come from,” said study co-author and professional aquarist Christian Lukhaup of Waiblingen, Germany.”

For more information visit http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150316-vampire-crabs-animals-new-species-science-pets/

 

The Duchess is pregnant again!

kateBy Carmen Garcia (9th grade)

Kate Middleton with her husband announced formally that she was pregnant. She received the first minister of Singapore and his wife, and toll everybody that she was carrying a child. The British real house said that the Prince George´s sister or brother is going to born in April, so she or he is only three months.

Look for more information here: http://www.huffingtonpost.es/2014/10/21/fotos-kate-segundo-embarazo_n_6020452.html

Nigeria Without Ebola

By Maite Andonegui (9th grade)

The OMS said that Ebola in Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa, has been overcome, after 42 days without any case.

in spite of the lack of money, with help of other countries and donations, for security, there still havingsolation rooms and treatment facilities.

Nigerian people still worried because near countries still having this deadly epidemic.

Read more:

http://www.lavanguardia.com/salud/20141021/54417344805/nigeria-libre-ebola.html

Mexican Student Protesters Murdered

A protest by university students in Tixtla, Mexico last week ended as corrupt police and members of a drug cartel began shooting at the unarmed students. Over 40 of them are now missing, and 28 burned bodies were discovered in the countryside on Saturday. Over a dozen members of the police and cartel who are accused of the killings have been arrested and federal police have arrived to control the area.

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One student who survived the massacre tells his story in this story from NBC.

The tragedy reminds some of the famous massacre of over 100 student protesters in Mexico City before the 1968 Summer Olympics. In that case, the government sent secret police to fire at the protest and covered up the crime for years.

Director of the US Secret Service Resigns after Man Breaks into White House

Last week a man jumped over a fence and ran into the White House. He entered the East Room–one of the famous rooms in the historic home of the American president–before he was finally stopped. This was very embarrassing for the Secret Service, who are the special police that protect the president. The director of the Secret Service resigned today. Some people hope a new director will make serious changes, because this event was only one of several problems with the Secret Service in the last few years.

Ebola reaches the USA

A man infected with Ebola is being treated in Dallas, Texas. He recently returned to the United States from Liberia. This is the first case of the disease outside of West Africa. It took doctors two days to recognize that he had the deadly virus, which means other people might have been exposed. However, there is no need for panic, according to the Center for Disease Control. Ebola spreads by contact with bodily fluids from someone who already shows symptoms. Because of the quality of education and healthcare in the US are much better than West Africa, where ignorance about germs and a very slow medical response have allowed it to spread.

Read more here.