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Photo: The owners of Yanfang Photo Studio stand beside an antique camera in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Founded in 1912, the studio was once the biggest and most popular photo studio in the city.

Bilingual: When a father promised his 7-year-old daughter that she would be a princess, he wasn't kidding. Jeremiah Heaton traveled to a remote desert region of Africa to claim a disputed stretch of land in his daughter Emily's name. In a move that is either an inspiring display of paternal love or a case of major over-indulgence, Heaton planted a flag in the unclaimed land sandwiched between Egypt and Sudan after making a promise to Emily that she would one day be royalty.