Today's Headlines: EU leaders to ratify migrant quotas, Volkswagen hit by multiple probes in US, Baseball legend Yogi Berra dies

EU leaders to ratify migrant quotas
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Today's Headlines September 23
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EU leaders to ratify migrant quotas
EU leaders meeting in Brussels are set to approve a plan to relocate migrants across the continent, despite angry opposition from some members.
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Volkswagen hit by multiple probes in US
Volkswagen is the target of several US investigations, including, reports say, a criminal probe by the Department of Justice.
Baseball legend Yogi Berra dies
American baseball legend Yogi Berra, said to have inspired the cartoon character Yogi Bear, dies at the age of 90.
Xi says China open to foreign companies
Chinese President Xi Jinping seeks to reassure US business leaders, in a speech that welcomed foreign companies and promised co-operation on cyber crime.
 
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Drug company to cut 5,000% price rise
A US drug company facing an outcry after raising the price of a drug used by Aids patients by over 5,000% says it will lower the price.
Sport
Baseball legend Yogi Berra dies
American baseball legend Yogi Berra, said to have inspired the cartoon character Yogi Bear, dies at the age of 90.
Sportsday - rolling football news
Rolling football news, build-up to Scotland v Japan in the Rugby World Cup, plus #mybest9minutes of sport.
Sportsday - rolling football news
Rolling football news, build-up to Scotland v Japan in the Rugby World Cup, plus #mybest9minutes of sport.
Top Videos
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VIDEO: Drone footage shows migrants' arrival
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VIDEO: Refugee crisis: Food and phone charging
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VIDEO: Pope Francis lands to cheers in US
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VIDEO: Football legend Pele at 75
Magazine
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The people who make last wishes come true
A Dutch charity called the Stichting Ambulance Wens - Ambulance Wish Foundation - helps terminally ill patients fulfil one last wish.
Business
Volkswagen hit by multiple probes in US
Volkswagen is the target of several US investigations, including, reports say, a criminal probe by the Department of Justice.
China factory activity weakens further
China's factory activity contracted at the fastest pace for six and a half years in September, according to a preliminary survey of the vast sector.
 
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Technology
Does China hack US firms' secrets?
Chinese president Xi Jinping has gone on record saying that China does not engage in hacking for economic gain. Not everyone believes him.
VIDEO: Humans cross bridge built by drones
Researchers at a Swiss university have programmed drones to build a rope bridge that is capable of bearing the weight of a human.
Autos
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The chopper, recharged
With SineCycle, a classic motorbike design gets an electric makeover
 
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The world's greatest gaming gadget
With the CableRobot motion simulator, virtual reality gets real
Capital
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The best place to be an expat?
Good pay, quality of life and more. This map might surprise you
 
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A surprising hub for animation
Not Hollywood or even Japan—a career gains respect in this emerging nation
Culture
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How I created the 'Bat-piano'
The instrument gets a radical redesign
 
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The airport where no-one flies
Is this the world's first 'droneport'?
Future
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How to defuse a bomb from the Blitz
The Nazi weapons that can still kill 70 years on
 
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The world's hidden oil stockpiles
Why millions of barrels sit unused underground
Travel
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A route of life-changing moments
A couple learns that life isn't about making the stops you think you should
 
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Vietnam's prison-island paradise
No touts, no traffic, no tourists – and little to do beyond relax
 
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