Posted on 29. Oct, 2013 in: News

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…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2013 in: News

Vote 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….

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2013 in: News

Government 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…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2013 in: News

Vandals 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…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2013 in: News

Danish-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:…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2013 in: News

Business 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…

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Posted on 28. Oct, 2013 in: TWTW

The 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…

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Posted on 28. Oct, 2013 in: spanish

LA 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…

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Posted on 28. Oct, 2013 in: News

US 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…

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Posted on 28. Oct, 2013 in: News

Development 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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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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