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Photo: Gulaxiami, a 4-year-old Tajik girl, rides on a shepherd dog in Tashkurgan county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in November. Wang Lie, a People's Liberation Army soldier and a photographer, met the father of Gulaxiami, Arimaner, then 16, in February 2007, and they became friends. In November, Wang visited Arimaner, who is now a father of two daughters. Wang took photos of Gulaxiami and posted the mon social media, and they became a hit among netizens.

Bilingual news: An orangutan held in an Argentine zoo can be freed and transferred to a sanctuary after a court recognized the ape as a "nonhuman person" unlawfully deprived of its freedom, local media reported on Sunday. In a landmark ruling that could pave the way for more lawsuits, the Association of Officials and Lawyers for Animal Rights argued that Sandra, a 29-year-old Sumatran orangutan at the Buenos Aires zoo, had sufficient cognitive functions and should not be treated as an object.

Buzzword: "Stealth bag" is a bag or purse designed to disguise its cost, wearer or contents. It could be an expensive purse made by a lesser-known artisan, but it could be just a plastic shopping bag froma local store.