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ENSCHEDE - Er werken enkele duizenden buitenlandse knappe koppen in Twente. Zonder hen zou de economie hier stukken trager draaien. Daarom maakt Twente het deze mensen gemakkelijk, en vooral hun partner en kinderen. Als die zich hier thuis voelen, komen en blijven de hoogopgeleide buitenlanders.

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In the early hours of September 23rd, Omar Dawood was sleeping in a second-floor bedroom in eastern Aleppo with his wife and three children when a rocket hit their building. Three of four structures housing the White Helmets, a volunteer rescue group, had also been hit that morning, and Dawood and his family remained trapped until friends climbed up the rubble and helped them out of a window. Of the three families who were home that night, only Dawood’s was spared death. “It was a smog of dust. Читать дальше...

Pakistan has asked the Taliban leaders to leave the country with their family members if they sidelined Islamabad from peace talks with the Afghan government, it has been reported. Two senior Taliban leaders quoted in a report by VOA’s Afghanistan service have said that Pakistan have warned the group that Islamabad should not be sidelined Read the full article...

Most Americans blame obesity on a lack of willpower, despite evidence that it is caused by genetic and environmental factors.

Haryana, which was created on November 1, 1966, completes 50 years on Tuesday.

De PvdA vindt dat alle middelbare scholieren, ongeacht hun gemiddelde cijfer, het recht moeten krijgen om door te stromen naar een hoger schoolniveau. Nu is dat overstappen van bijvoorbeeld havo naar vwo nog aan allerlei regels gebonden.

Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways messages are brought to life. And not just through novels or films, but in business as well. Stories are vehicles through which we can demonstrate understanding and action, and they are the glue that ties human experiences together.

Stories also have the ability to cure the problems they help perpetuate. This was one takeaway from PwC’s Aspire to Lead event, during which Geena Davis, award-winning actor and Founder of the Geena Davis Institute... Читать дальше...

We asked American voters to leave us voicemails explaining who they plan to vote for and why in the 2016 presidential election. In this non-scientific project, we hear from 69 people from 25 states. What they said ranged from passionate and hopeful to angry and disgusted, with supporters for each candidate describing their decision to vote -- or not -- on Nov. 8.

The classic blocked-ear feeling that passengers experience during their flight can be easily explained.

Time to curl up with a good book.

There's a ton of oddball celebrating to be done in between the biggest holidays of the year.

One of the Navy’s most mysterious vessels reportedly conducted a mission near the Korean Peninsula ahead of the first trilateral drills involving the U.S., South Korea and United Kingdom.

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett performed free concerts for servicemembers at Yokosuka and on Okinawa to cap his 2016 tour. He has sustained one of the longest successful careers in American music history.

FIRTH — Last week, Freeman’s volleyball team discovered what it was like not having Kayla Haynes in the front row swinging when the Falcons suffered a five-set loss to Auburn when the 6-foot sophomore was limited to back row defense.

New kiosks in Lincoln and Omaha have made the process of paying child support quicker and easier, Nebraska's state treasurer says.

Smoking is linked to significant genetic damage in the lungs and other organs of the body, according to new research.

HONG KONG — Private and official surveys showed Tuesday that China’s factory activity rose last month to its highest level in more than two years, suggesting the world’s No. 2 economy is stabilizing. The Caixin monthly purchasing managers’ index climbed to 51.2 in October from 50.1 the previous month. The report found that production grew

The Adani UPCL plant, which is operating at Yellur village, on Monday inaugurated two roads concreted under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities at Santhuru village.

HONG KONG (AP) — Private and official surveys showed Tuesday that China's factory activity rose last month to its highest level in more than two years, suggesting the world's No. 2 economy is stabilizing.

HONG KONG (AP) — Private and official surveys showed Tuesday that China's factory activity rose last month to its highest level in more than two years, suggesting the world's No. 2 economy is stabilizing.

The report found that production grew at its fastest pace in more than five years as strong domestic demand more than offset a slight drop in new export orders. Data on China's huge manufacturing industry, which employs many millions of workers, is closely watched for indications on the state of the broader economy, which last year expanded at its slowest rate in a quarter century. "Owing to the global economy's feeble recovery, the import and export situation is still grim," said Zhao Qinghe, an analyst at the National Bureau of Statistics.