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EU 'must accept 200,000 refugees'
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Today's Headlines September 4
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EU 'must accept 200,000 refugees'
The EU must accept up to 200,000 refugees in a "common strategy" to replace its "piecemeal" approach to the migrant crisis, the UN says.
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IS 'blows up Palmyra tower tombs'
Islamic State (IS) militants continue their destruction of the ancient Syrian site of Palmyra by blowing up three funerary towers.
Village of 1,000 sealed off over Ebola
A Sierra Leone village of nearly 1,000 people is put under quarantine after a dead woman's body tested positive for Ebola.
US economy adds 173,000 jobs in August
The US economy adds 173,000 jobs in August in the last unemployment report before September's interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve.
 
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US mobile phone tracking curtailed
US law enforcement agencies must now apply for a warrant to use fake mobile phone towers to track criminals.
Sport
Italian GP second practice & debate
Live text and audio coverage of Italian GP practice, plus your best awkward small talk with F1 personalities.
Sportsday: Euro 2016 qualifiers build-up
Georgia v Scotland (17:00 BST) & Faroes v Northern Ireland (19:45) build-up, reaction to Wales' win in Cyprus, gossip, debate & social media.
Man Utd 'lack transfer experience'
Man Utd's "inexperience" in the transfer market led to the collapse of David De Gea's move, says Real Madrid's president.
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Magazine
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Who, What, Why: Can a bang on the head cause a bald spot?
Can you get a bald spot from a bang on the head?
Business
US economy adds 173,000 jobs in August
The US economy adds 173,000 jobs in August in the last unemployment report before September's interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve.
China aviation giant buys Irish firm
A unit of Chinese aviation and shipping conglomerate HNA Group is buying Irish aircraft leasing firm Avolon for about $2.5bn (£1.6bn).
 
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Technology
Facebook offers education software
Facebook is taken steps in to the educational market, supporting a radical new approach to the curriculum
US mobile phone tracking curtailed
US law enforcement agencies must now apply for a warrant to use fake mobile phone towers to track criminals.
Autos
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Can Smart be cool?
Meet the new Fortwo Cabrio
 
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Commuting's big idea: microtransit
New services aim to personalise – and civilise – the worst part of your workday
Capital
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The best beach city for expats?
Ancient ruins, finance and cutting edge tech, all by the sea, in the Middle East
 
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Why 'strategy beers' are important
After-work drinks could be your most important meeting all week
Culture
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Will this be Britain's Scarface?
How the UK puts a twist on mobster films
 
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Everest review: An uphill climb
Weak characters and lacklustre effects make a molehill out of a mountain
Future
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Are private rockets safe enough?
The morbid calculations Nasa must make
 
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Could Google rig the US election?
The best reads in science and technology
Travel
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One of the US' greatest mysteries
The eerie Georgia Guidestones have a post-apocalyptic message for the world
 
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Submit your best road trip shots
Show us the roads less travelled and the views that are rarely seen
 
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