Posted on 25. Nov, 2015 in: News

40 years in prison for bomb plots against Denmark, England, and USA

A Pakistani man extradited from the UK to the US has been sentenced to 40 years in jail for plotting attacks in Denmark, England and the USA. From the BBC: Abid Naseer, 29,…

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Posted on 25. Nov, 2015 in: News

Disease threatens mink exports

Denmark’s multi-billion exports of mink skins are at risk after a drastic outbreak of the very contagious plasmacytoma. The disease, sometimes, though rarely, found in dogs and cats has hit 130 mink farms in the…

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Posted on 25. Nov, 2015 in: News

Dane facing death penalty in UAE

A 29-year-old Danish national is facing the death penalty in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after allegedly slitting his mother’s throat and cutting out her tongue. Ekstra Bladet reports that the incident took…

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Posted on 25. Nov, 2015 in: News

Danish Crown owners get DKK300m windfall

Danish Crown, Europe’s largest pork producer, has reported strong financial results for 2014/15 with a payment to its owners of DKK 300m more than last year, industry newsite Pigworld reports. Noting that the…

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Posted on 24. Nov, 2015 in: News

New poll: 2 out of 3 will bomb Syria

A new Gallup poll shows 65 per cent of the electorate believe Denmark should dispatch F-16s to bomb the Islamic State (IS) in Syria – and according to a leading military analyst France…

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Posted on 24. Nov, 2015 in: News

No travel to Iraq or Syria says DPP

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) will make it illegal for all Danish citizens, and foreigners who reside in Denmark, to travel to Iraq and Syria unless they have a very good reason. Ahead…

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Posted on 24. Nov, 2015 in: News

Minister visits refugee ‘tent city’

Thisted’s tent camp for refugees ‘works perfectly’, Integration Minister Inger Støjberg said after a visit to the project, Monday. The first 40 refugees and migrants moved into the heated tents over the weekend,…

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Posted on 24. Nov, 2015 in: News

Ex-minister reported to the police

Former defence minister Carl Holst has been reported to the police for alleged misuse of public funds during his time as chair of the South Denmark Regional Authority. The Authority’s business affairs committee…

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Posted on 24. Nov, 2015 in: News

New poll: Dead heat in EU referendum

The EU opt-referendum next week is going to be a very close race. The latest Voxmeter poll for Ritzau News indicates a virtual dead heat – 34.8 per cent are preparing to vote…

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Posted on 24. Nov, 2015 in: News

EU Parliament demands DKK120,000 from DPP

The European Parliament has ruled Danish People’s Party (DPP) MEP Morten Messerschmidt acted illegally when he spent DKK120,700 of EU funding on a sailing trip as part of the DPP’s 2013 EU election…

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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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