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4 FRIDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2019<br />
www.weekender.news<br />
Newborn found in bin<br />
AFTER a three year campaign,<br />
Valencia has been<br />
named as the World<br />
Capital of Design for<br />
2022, pipping Bangalore<br />
in India to the post.<br />
The steering committee<br />
of the World Design<br />
Organisation (WDO) have<br />
paid visits to the city and<br />
made the final decision<br />
this Monday.<br />
The designation is an<br />
architectural one (not<br />
fashion) based on the cities<br />
transformation over<br />
the years and awareness<br />
of how design affects ordinary<br />
people when done<br />
well.<br />
2022 will now see a<br />
packed programme of<br />
events throughout the<br />
year which the city council<br />
and WDO will now start<br />
developing.<br />
Recent holders of the<br />
prestigious biannual award<br />
include Seoul, Helsinki,<br />
Tapei and Mexico City.<br />
A MAN scavenging rubbish<br />
container bins in <strong>Alicante</strong><br />
City was shocked to<br />
discover the corpse of a<br />
newborn baby in one, and<br />
immediately contacted the<br />
authorities.<br />
The sad find was made in the<br />
Pla neighbourhood on Monday<br />
and several National Police officers<br />
attended the scene.<br />
The baby still had its umbilical<br />
cord attached and had<br />
probably been dead for a few<br />
hours said a spokesman.<br />
The corpse has been transferred<br />
to the cities Medical<br />
Forensic Institute where an<br />
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by Simon Russell<br />
by Simon Russell<br />
autopsy will be carried out.<br />
The discovery was said<br />
to have caused a stir in the<br />
area, a busy and up-market<br />
place close to the MARQ Archaeological<br />
Museum.
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