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'World's best mayor' loses battle with cancer
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'World's best mayor' loses battle with cancer

Iñaki Azkuna, the long-serving mayor of the Spanish city of Bilbao, has died at the age of 71 after an 11-year battle with prostate cancer. His efforts in rejuvenating the city helped win him the World Mayor Prize in 2012.
Masked protesters mar key economy summit
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Masked protesters mar key economy summit

Angry demonstrators took to the streets in the Spanish city of Bilbao on Monday to protest the presence of an economic conference during which IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Spain's economy had "turned the corner".
Shaolin slayer owns up to earlier Bilbao murder
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Shaolin slayer owns up to earlier Bilbao murder

Shaolin master Juan Carlos Aguilar, arrested by police on Sunday after the torture of a prostitute that left her in a coma, has confessed that he also murdered a woman last week in what he has described as similar circumstances.