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Outside its shell, the soft, curved abdomen of hermit crabs such as Pagurus bernhardus is vulnerable.Most species have long, spirally curved abdomens, which are soft, unlike the hard, calcified abdomens seen in related crustaceans. ‘Homeless’ hermit crabs hard focus of students’ campaign
 Taipei Times  Three college students have launched a campaign to find shells for homeless hermit crabs, calling on the public to protect the crabs by upholding a principle of “three ... (photo: Creative Commons / Arnstein Rnning)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives to attend the Leaders Retreat during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bali, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. Pressure is mounting on Taiwan's weakened president to open political talks with Beijing after Jinping told a former senior Taiwanese official that the longstanding division between the sides should not be strung out indefinitely. China insists that the democratic island be brought under its control, and has threatened force to achieve that goal. The two sides split after a civil war in 1949. China and Taiwan agree to strengthen diplomatic ties after historic talks
 The Independent  China and Taiwan, at odds for more than six decades, agreed at historic talks on Tuesday to set up representative offices as early as possible, though sensitive political... (photo: AP / Dita Alangkara)
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Wang Yu-chi, head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, left, shakes hands with Zhang Zhijun,  director of China's Taiwan Affairs Office, right, before their meeting in Nanjing,  in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014.
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