Danish kids top anti-depressant list
A new global study indicates Danish kids are the most depressed in the world. The study, by the European College of Neuropsuchopharmacology (ECNP), shows that between 2005 and 2012 there was a 60%…
MoreDenmark gives $4.4 million to humanitarian mine action response in Iraq and Syria
Denmark has announced a contribution of $4.4m (DKK 30m) to the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action. This contribution will support the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) humanitarian…
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Grundfos boosts no.1 position / Supermarket chain bans battery eggs Grundfos: Leading pump manufacturer Grundfos has retained its global market leadership and significantly increased earnings. Despite a stagnant global pump market the Grundfos Group…
MoreLøkke: Turkey deal a ‘gamechanger’
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen last night welcomed the EU’s potential migrant agreement with Turkey as a ‘game changer’ but acknowledged there’s still a lot of work to do. At the EU summit,…
MoreSyria, Ukraine on the agenda of Washington talks
Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen heads for the USA today for talks with Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington DC, Wednesday. Syria and the international coalition’s battle with the Islamic State (IS) will…
MoreForeign Minister predicts Saudi regime’s downfall
The Saudi regime is living on ‘borrowed time’ and could fall very soon, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen predicted last night. In a debate forum on TV, just days after his recent trip to…
MoreRuling Liberals sink to new low
The government would be facing defeat if an election was held right now. The average of all February opinion polls, compiled by political website altinget.dk, shows support for the ruling Liberals has dropped…
MoreVoters back permanent border control
Permanent border control is the key to stopping the massive influx of migrants, according to a majority of voters. In a new Wilke poll for Jyllands-Posten, 52.4% of respondents say control of the…
More2,492 asylum seekers since January
2,492 migrants have applied for asylum in Denmark since the government imposed temporary border control at the start of January, mostly from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. 137 were registered over the past week,…
More‘Imams need to work, not preach’
Local Social Democrats in Odense have called for a crackdown on imams work who claim social benefits. In response to the public outcry provoked by the TV2 documentary series ‘Mosques Behind the Veil’,…
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