Young Muslims harass council candidates
A prominent Social Democrat MP has urged Danish imams to distance themselves from Muslim youths who harass council candidates in the current local election campaign and tear down campaign posters. After being threatened…
MoreVote left or right – it makes no difference
It makes no difference whether candidates in the local election campaign are left or right wing – the political breakdown of local councils has little significance on the policy implemented after the election….
MoreGovernment cracks down on gangs
The government will present its anti-gang package today including stiffer sentencing for gun possession. At a press conference, Monday, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said there’s been too much gang-related violence this year, creating…
MoreVandals attack Conservative campaign posters
700 Conservative local government campaign posters were torn down from lampposts and walls throughout the capital even before the storm hit Monday, ‘the work of left-wing activists’ according to leading candidate Rasmus Jarlov…
MoreDanish-British company charged with abuse at South Africa prison
The BBC reports that the Danish-British G4S, the world’s biggest security services company, has been accused of ‘shocking abuse’ against prisoners at one of South Africa’s most dangerous prisons, Mangaung. From the BBC:…
MoreBusiness shorts
660 workers fired yesterday in both the public and private sectors 55 go at National Bank Although private companies are slowly starting to hire again as the financial crisis nears an end the…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 20th – October 27th, 2013
Politics/Economy Opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmusen started the week by apologising for his excessive travel expenditure as chairman of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). The national press generally agreed that the former…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 21 al 27 de octubre de 2013
POLITICA/ECONOMIA Lars Løkke Rasmussen, líder de la oposición y jefe del partido Liberal (Venstre), inició la semana disculpándose por su excesivo gasto en los viajes que ha realizado como Presidente de “Global Green…
MoreUS surveillance scandal: Revelations about Denmark on the way
Denmark could soon be hit by the US Surveillance scandal that’s rocked Germany and France. British journalist Glenn Greenwald, who’s collaborated with American whistleblower Edward Snowden, warned Berlingske that information will be revealed…
MoreDevelopment Minister warned Løkke about media probe
Opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen was warned by Development Aid Minister Christian Friis Bach last month that the press were showing great interest in his travel expenses. In an interview with Jyllands-Posten, Sunday,…
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