Thousands of dead fish have blanketed the surface of a lagoon in Mexico's northern state of Chihuahua, and local officials are blaming an intense drought....
Remember also that #Texas was a de facto independent republic from 1836 to 1845. They immediately sought annexation by the #UnitedStates but faced complications due to the slavery debate and potential war with #Mexico.
Instead, the Republic of Texas was recognized by the US, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and the UK.
American political winds shifted in 1843, Texas got its statehood (without an intervening territorial phase), and the US got its Mexican war.
A person with prior health complications who had contracted #birdflu (H5N2) died in Mexico in April and the source of exposure to the virus was unknown, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. WHO said the current risk of bird flu virus to the general population is low.
WHO confirms first fatal human case of bird flu A(H5N2)
"This was the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with A(H5N2) subtype of bird flu reported globally and the first H5 virus infection in a person reported in Mexico."
"The victim had no history of exposure to poultry or other animals, WHO said."
Mass fish death in Mexico's Chihuahua State blamed on severe drought (www.reuters.com)
Thousands of dead fish have blanketed the surface of a lagoon in Mexico's northern state of Chihuahua, and local officials are blaming an intense drought....