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(140817) -- MEXICO CITY, Aug. 17, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Residents walk on the eve of the commemoration of the International Pedestrian Day, in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on Aug. 16, 2014. The International Pedestrian Day is celebrated annually on Aug. 17. (Xinhua/Alejandro Ayala) (lyi)

(140816) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 16, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Citizens visit a Doraemon exhibition in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 16, 2014. The exhibition kicked off here on Saturday. A hundred and two life-size Doraemon figures, each of which bearing a distinct secret gadget, were displayed during the show. Doraemon, a fictional 22nd-century robotic cat, has been a popular anime character since its introduction by Japanese cartoonist Fujiko Fujio in 1969. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin) (lmm)

(140817) -- KATHMANDU, Aug. 17, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Girls in traditional dress attend the celebration of Gaijatra at Hanumandhoka in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 16, 2014. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma) ****Authorized by ytfs****

(140817) -- KATHMANDU, Aug. 17, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Masked dancers perform during the celebration of Gaijatra at Hanumandhoka in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 16, 2014. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma) (lyi)

(140816) -- ZHURIHE, Aug. 16, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Russian soldiers are welcomed as they arrive at the train station of the Zhurihe training base, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2014. The first Russian army echelon on Saturday arrived at the Zhurihe training base, where "Peace Mission-2014," a drill under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) framework, will run from Aug. 24-29. The drill, which will involve over 7,000 personnel from China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, is expected to hone multilateral decision-making, sharpen joint anti-terror efforts and boost intelligence sharing to ensure regional peace and stability. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling) (lfj)

(140817) -- ASUNCION, Aug 17, 2014 (XinHua) -- Children play at a camp for flood refugees in the framework of the Children's Day, in Asucion, capital of Paraguay, on Aug. 16, 2014. Paraguay celebrates Children's Day on Aug. 16 of each year in memory of the children who lost their lives during the Battle of Campo Grandre in 1869, when children dressed as soldiers fought a historic battle. (Xinhua/Rene Gonzalez) (lyi)

(140816) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 16, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes a selfie with a Doraemon figure during a Doraemon exhibition in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 16, 2014. The exhibition kicked off here on Saturday. A hundred and two life-size Doraemon figures, each of which bearing a distinct secret gadget, were displayed during the show. Doraemon, a fictional 22nd-century robotic cat, has been a popular anime character since its introduction by Japanese cartoonist Fujiko Fujio in 1969. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin) (lmm)

(140816) -- NANJING, Aug. 16, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd R) meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (3rd L) in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 16, 2014. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei) (wf)

(140817) -- YONGSHAN, Aug. 17, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2014 shows falling stones block a road leading to the earthquake-hit Yongshan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Yongshan County at 06:07 a.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. (Xinhua) (lfj)