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A record 165,918 Indians were studying in the US during academic year 2015-16, a rise of 25 per cent over the last year, making it the second leading country of origin among international students in America, according to 2016 Open Doors report released on Monday.

FRANKFURT (ANP) - Lufthansa is er weer niet in geslaagd overeenstemming te bereiken met zijn piloten over nieuwe arbeidsvoorwaarden. Daardoor dreigt opnieuw een staking. Wanneer de vliegers precies het werk neerleggen, wordt 24 uur van tevoren bekendgemaakt, meldde de vakbond Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) maandag.

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MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Monday that Islamic State militants driven out of Syria and Iraq could set up in his country, and if that happened he would forego human rights obligations to keep his people safe.

Duterte said the southern Philippine province of Mindanao was already a hotbed of rebellion and banditry and he was worried about "looming terrorism" and an influx of extremists who could exploit the insecurity.

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Avis Budget Group Inc. said Monday that it boosted its stock repurchase program by $250 million. The car rental company now has $400 million available to buy back its shares. Avis said it has bought back over $1 billion worth of its shares since August 2013. "We remain committed to returning a portion of our cash flow to our shareholders through buybacks, while maintaining a prudent capital structure and flexibility to execute on our strategic initiatives," said Chief Executive Larry De Shon. Читать дальше...

Ireland's London 2012 Olympic gold medallist Katie Taylor will fight Poland's Karina Kopinska in her professional debut on 26 November.

The England captain missed training on Monday with a minor injury but the interim boss says that he would not have started anyway, with Jordan Henderson taking the armband

‘Beauty and the Beast’ First Trailer Reveals Emma Watson, Live-Action Lumiere (Video) Disney’s CG-heavy reboot of animated classic opens March 17 Ewan McGregor’s Lumiere lights up the first full trailer for “Beauty and the Beast,” Disney’s long-awaited live-action version of the classic animated movie. Emma Watson also appears as Belle, with “Downton Abbey” alum Dan Stevens tricked out as the Beast to re-enact the famous dance, with Belle in a familiar bright yellow ball gown. There’s no actual singing in the new trailer... Читать дальше...

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Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "Westworld" episode seven.

Fans of "Westworld" were stunned Sunday evening when a running fan theory was confirmed and we got our first human death at the hands of the robot — all in one powerful scene. 

Bernard took Theresa to an unmonitored area of the park where Dr. Ford had been keeping a group of hosts (created to mimic his own family). When they entered a basement work area, Theresa found prototype drawings that revealed Bernard was actually a host. Читать дальше...

“A Klan-backed misogynist internet troll is going to be delivering the next State of the Union address. And that is not normal.”

Pro-Russian candidate Igor Dodon on Monday emerged as winner of Moldova's hotly disputed presidential runoff, branded an East-West tug-of-war. With 99.9 percent of ballots counted, Socialist Party chief Dodon had 52.3 percent of the votes, according to the electoral commission, with pro-European rival Maia Sandu on 47.7 percent. "We have won, everyone knows it," Dodon told a press conference overnight.

A roundup of what The Globe and Mail’s market strategist Scott Barlow is reading this morning on the Web

ENSCHEDE - Voor de actie Clubhelden van de amateursport is een nieuwe tussenstand vrijgegeven. Wim Smees, vrijwilliger van AZSV in Aalten, gaat net als bij de vorige tussenstand aan kop. Maar zijn naaste belager John van der Worp van GFC Goor zit hem op de hielen.

Climate change is fueling increasingly intense and damaging storms in Australia, according to a new report.

I think every liberal woman has broken down at some point in the past week. For me, it was at 2 a.m. on Wednesday when I called my boyfriend and wept. My mom cried when she woke up the morning after and my best friend shed tears throughout Tuesday night as it became clear Donald Trump would become president.

Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. This means that you can't open a paper, magazine, or website without finding a host of articles on gratitude. You can even find articles complaining about the people who write about how grateful they are.

I have always found this topic fairly easy to write about. Counting my blessings is pretty easy as I have much in my life to be thankful for. But do people really need, or even want, one more essay about how much I love my quirky family or why I'm grateful for lipstick? Читать дальше...

The issue of Turkey joining the European Union could be put to a referendum after the end of the year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday.

A woman stole a coat from a local store but did not like the color and returned to the shop the next day to steal another in Chongqing, China. While attempting to snag another coat she was detained by police, the South China Morning Post reports.

The undocumented youth temporarily shielded from deportation by President Barack Obama are worried they might be next in line after President-elect Donald Trump said he would immediately move against immigrants convicted of crimes.

Two women were killed on Monday and four others injured when Vaishali Superfast Express hit them at Barauni Flag railway station of Begusarai district.

Heat could be the future of power.

Volkswagen's has said that it is in talks with China's SAIC Motor Corp for a long-term collaboration. But, as Hayley Platt reports, dealers for its existing joint venture say it could cause them "potentially fatal damage."