Posted on 18. Nov, 2010 in: News

US freedom award for Merkel

Obama praises German leader German chancellor Angela Merkel, who earlier this year presented Danish Mohammed illustrator Kurt Westergaard with a German Media Freedom Prize, has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by…

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Posted on 18. Nov, 2010 in: News

Afghanistan – as long as it takes says Fogh

Summit to announce gradual pull out NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has vowed that the military alliance will remain in Afghanistan ‘for as long as it takes’. As NATO leaders gather in…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2010 in: News

Embassy uses apartment for surveillance

Covert activities across the road An apartment situated across the road from the US Embassy has been used for covert surveillance activities since 2004, with the full accept of Danish Intelligence (PET). A…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2010 in: News

12 billion to fight floods

Town Hall battles climate change Climate change threatens to leave major parts of Copenhagen underwater. After the floods that engulfed the capital in August, Copenhagen Town Hall has now earmarked DKK12bn to prevent…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2010 in: News

More problems for Foreign Minister

Lene in more hot water Lene Espersen has become involved in even more controversy. After Travelgate and the overpayment to private hospitals affairs, her political credibility is challenged again by a million pound…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 in: News

Fogh bows to Turkish pressure

Fogh tones down Iran criticism NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has bowed to Turkish pressure by toning down criticism of Iran. The former Danish Prime Minster confirmed that Iran will not be…

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Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 in: News

Pull-out to start next year

Swedish pull-out to start next year While Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen continues to maintain that Denmark will remain in Afghanistan for as long as it takes, Sweden will start to withdraw its…

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Posted on 14. Nov, 2010 in: News

Sweden to leave Afghanistan

Swedish pull-out to start next year While Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen continues to maintain that Denmark will remain in Afghanistan for as long as it takes, Sweden will start to withdraw its…

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Posted on 13. Nov, 2010 in: News

Democracy not the aim says PM

Løkke’s Afghanistan doubts Denmark is waging war in Afghanistan to prevent the spread of terror, not to introduce democracy. In a new book, In the Eye of the Hurricane – Conversations with Lars…

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Posted on 13. Nov, 2010 in: News

Prison guard bribed with sex

Biker gang supplied prostitute A former highly-placed prison guard has admitted that he had sex with a prostitute funded by criminal bikers. The 52-year-old man, a section leader at the Copenhagen prison Vestre…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59: TODAS LAS NOTICIAS DANESAS DEL MOMENTO.
7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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