Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 in: News

No arms for insurgents says Fogh

NATO has no intention of arming Libyan insurgents. As the military alliance assumed control of the military operation, Thursday, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen rejected British and American speculation about supplying weapons to…

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Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 in: News

39 missions, 102 bombs

Danish F-16 fighter jets have flown 39 missions over Libya since hostilities started over a week ago and dropped 102 bombs, according to Air Tactical Command. Lieutenant Colonel H.H. Jensen from NATO’s Air…

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Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 in: News

Lene welcomes Libya defections

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen said yesterday she was pleased to see some of Muammar Gadaffi’s closest aides defecting, but stressed that they should still be prosecuted it they’ve committed criminal acts….

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Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 in: News

No soldiers on cargo ships

Minister of Defence Gitte Lillelund Bech gave shipowners a straight answer yesterday: Danish soldiers will not be placed on cargo ships to offer protection against heavily-armed pirates, but shipping lines could be allowed…

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Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 in: News

Koran supersedes equal rights legislation

Muslim children who attend Koran schools in Denmark are taught to ignore equal rights for men and women and abide by Sharia legislation stating that women should be ‘obedient and chaste’, Muslim men…

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Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 in: News

Immigrant pupils two years behind

Immigrant schoolchildren continue to perform far worse than their Danish counterparts. A new ‘PISA Ethnic’ comparison of ‘the competencies of ethnically Danish and ethnically non-Danish school pupils’ shows that children of immigrant origin…

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Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 in: News

Gang leader avoids deportation

The Social Democrats have asked Minister of Justice Lars Barfoed for an explanation as to how a notorious criminal who isn’t a Danish citizen can be found guilty of serious crimes yet not…

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Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 in: News

Man deported for making bomb threats

An Estonian man who made bomb threats on an SAS flight to Tokyo was given a three-month jail sentence by Copenhagen District Court yesterday, with deportation to follow. The man reportedly threatened both…

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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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