Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has announced that its innovative drug Ryzodeg, a variant of Tresiba, has been approved in Japan. Tresiba is Novo Nordisk’s global product name for ‘insulin degludec’ – a new…

The Liberal-led opposition heads into the New Year with a comfortable lead in the opinion polls. The latest Megafon poll for Politiken gives the centre right parties 55.5% and 97 seats, against the…

On behalf of everybody at 7.59 may I take this opportunity to wish all our subscribers a Happy  Christmas and a sincere thank-you for your support in 2012. 7.59 will be back after…

The dramatic increase in the number of refugees heading for Denmark is a trend that’s mirrored throughout Europe and has nothing in to do with an easing of immigration policy, the Danish Refugee…

The average Danish household will have more money to spend next year, if the Danske Bank is to be believed. A new forecast predicts that a ‘model family’ of two adults, two children,…

Nordea is the latest major bank to admit that it made mistakes ahead of the financial crisis. Without going as far as the Danske Bank and issuing a full-blown apology, CEO Michael Rasmussen…

Low private spending, bankruptcies, and falling housing prices will lead to a further 5,000 jobs being lost in 2013, Nordea predicts in its end of year forecast. But according to the bank’s senior…

The Liberals have called for a clampdown on the ‘lucrative’ social benefits offered to asylum seekers. The party’s integration spokesperson, Inger Støjberg, blamed the big rise in the number of refugees arriving here…

The five young left-wing militants found guilty of arson against public institutions earlier this month, but acquitted of the more serious charge of terrorism, have been handed down jail sentences of between 18…

The Animal Rights Association, ARA,(Dyrenes Beskyttelse) has urged Danish politicians to mirror their Dutch counterparts and ban mink farming. After the Dutch senate passed a ban, Tuesday, in a ruling that will phase…