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Manonichthys splendens (Syn. Pseudochromis splendens)This pretty and brightly colored fish inhabits the Indian Ocean and the west pacific region. Due to its striking color pattern,it occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. This checkered fish grows to a size of 13cm long.http://en.wikipe

A 10-year-old girl from Romania has given birth in southern Spain, officials in the region have said.The girl gave birth to a daughter last week in the city of Jerez de la Frontera, said Andalucia's social affairs minister Micaela Navarro.Officials are deciding whether the mother and her family can

Taal Volcano is a complex volcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is situated between the towns of Talisay and San Nicolas in Batangas. It consists of an island in Lake Taal, which is situated within a caldera formed by an earlier, very powerful eruption. It is located about 50 km (31

Smith Volcano, also known as Mount Babuyan, is a stratovolcano on one of the Babuyan Islands off northern Luzon island in the Philippines.Physical featuresThe sparsely-vegetated cinder cone is 688 meters high with a base diameter of 4.5 km.Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program reports t

Lucian Freud's Self-Portrait With A Black Eye has sold for £2,841,250 at Sotheby's in London.The estimate for the work, which shows the artist with a swollen eye following a punch-up with a taxi driver, was £3m to £4m.Sotheby's said the rediscovered 1978 work was his "most important self-depiction e

A life-size bronze sculpture of a man by Alberto Giacometti has been sold at auction in London for the world record price of £65,001,250.It took just eight minutes for bidders to reach the hammer price after L'Homme Qui Marche I opened at £12m at Sotheby's auction house.Sotheby's said it was the mos

A farmer in Laikipia West District, Rift Valley province feeds his animals with Grevillea robusta (Mukima), the only green vegetation left in the area after a severe drought struck the area. Thousands of animals have since died of drought related diseases.Photo: Suleiman Mbatiahhttp://allafrica.com/