Today's Headlines: MSF 'disgust' at Afghan hospital claims, Islamic State 'blows up Palmyra arch', Liverpool sack manager Rodgers

MSF 'disgust' at Afghan hospital claims
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Today's Headlines October 5
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MSF 'disgust' at Afghan hospital claims
The charity Medecins Sans Frontieres says it is "disgusted" by Afghan government justifications for Saturday's attack on its hospital in Kunduz.
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Islamic State 'blows up Palmyra arch'
Islamic State militants have blown up the Arch of Triumph in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, officials and activists say.
S Carolina rains 'once in 1,000 years'
South Carolina's governor says rainfalls in the state are a once in a 1,000 year event, with at least six people killed as a result of the rains.
Erdogan in Brussels for migrant talks
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to hold key talks with EU officials on how to deal with the migrant crisis.
 
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Portugal centre-right wins re-election
Portugal's governing centre-right coalition wins a general election that has been widely seen as a referendum on four years of austerity.
Sport
Liverpool sack manager Rodgers
Liverpool sack boss Brendan Rodgers an hour after their draw with Merseyside rivals Everton, with Jurgen Klopp first choice to take over.
Jets beat Dolphins at packed Wembley
New York Jets beat Miami Dolphins 27-14 in front of a full house at Wembley in the first of three NFL matches in London in 2015.
Jets beat Dolphins at packed Wembley
New York Jets beat Miami Dolphins 27-14 in front of a full house at Wembley in the first of three NFL matches in London in 2015.
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Magazine
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Benjamin Britten's 'lost' Malaysian anthem
The British composer Benjamin Britten once wrote Malaysia a national anthem - only for it to be rejected in favour of a cabaret tune. Did the country make a terrible mistake?
Business
World Bank cuts Asia growth forecast
The World Bank cuts growth forecast for the Asia Pacific region, because of the risks posed from a sharp slowdown in China and raising US interest rates.
American Apparel files for bankruptcy
Troubled clothes retailer American Apparel has filed for US bankruptcy protection.
 
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Technology
Crowdfunding site hacked data leaked
About 15 gigabytes of data including names, addresses and donations have been published online following a hack attack on crowdfunding site Patreon.
Routers 'vaccinated' by benign virus
More than 10,000 home routers have been 'vaccinated' by a benign virus that tries to harden them against cyber-attacks.
Autos
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Sports car as economy car
Caterham Cars proves that fun and frugality can happily coexist
 
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The train that powers its station
Beneath London, a clever experiment in reclaiming waste electricity
Capital
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No retirement home for me, thanks
Guess where most people want to spend their old age?
 
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'Shocking' way to beat distraction?
Many methods claim to help you refocus interruptions - but few are this radical
Culture
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Britain's 'absurd' class system
Photographer Martin Parr at work
 
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Fashion turned on its head
Surprises and big ideas at Paris Fashion Week
Earth
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The epic history of sharks
Their ancestors were even weirder than those swimming today
 
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How to capture a volcano
The secrets of how a film crew filmed "dirty thunderstorms" in Patagonia
Future
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How to clean an airliner
Beating the bugs that cling to your seats
 
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Travel
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World's most multilingual cities
These five destinations are home to more than 300 unique tongues
 
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A one-way trip lasted seven years
How one woman opted out of the rat race and began a life of travel
 
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