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Eye on Malaysia - Day Shot

   Eye on Malaysia (EoM) is a famous attraction situated in Lake Gardens in the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Located not too far from Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC), it has become a well-known place for photographers. Snapped this towards the later part of afternoon.

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Japanese Christian martyrs to be beatified (AP)
AP - Samurai warriors, housewives and children were crucified, thrown into hot springs and tortured, but refused to renounce their religion. Japan's extraordinary but relatively unknown history of Christian persecution is finally receiving recognition in a beatification of 188 martyrs.

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