Kerkrade remembers the end of its coal mining era, as the city grapples with the consequences of abandoned mine shafts and the need for extensive rehabilitation efforts.
Young people are prone to online gambling, and a quarter of all active gambling accounts belong to young adults. After years of decline, there is now another increase in treatment for gambling addiction among young people, raising concerns for the future.
Dickens Festival in Deventer brings 19th-century British writer to life in beautiful medieval downtown. This year with additional activities and possible future entrance fee.
Just surviving is already a challenge: Palestinian civilians in Gaza face daily bloodshed and lack of humanitarian aid as they try to flee for their lives and their destroyed homes. International community remains at fault.
Top Cardiologist Housam Almustafa is considering returning to Syria, where he had to flee in 2012 for providing medical aid to injured protesters. Although he has built a new life in Germany, he dreams of rebuilding his homeland and wants to return as soon as the situation is stable.
Top diplomats from several countries stress the importance of preventing chaos in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime and call for a transition period that preserves state institutions and free and fair elections. Turkey and America have also been in contact with the militant group HTS, but pledge that terrorists will not affect the transition phase.