Posted on 06. Dec, 2016 in: News

No charges against police in Tibet affair

It appears unlikely any police officials will be disciplined for their role in the ‘Tibet Affair’ even though it’s been proved officers aggressively suppressed pro-Tibet demonstrators during a 2012 state visit by China’s…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2016 in: News

Asylum seekers won’t be returned to Hungary

Around 350 asylum seekers stranded in this country have been told they won’t be sent back to Hungary, their first country of arrival in the EU. The original plan to deport them was…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2016 in: News

Public Prosecutor targets Uber

A Danish court will be asked to rule whether Uber is a transportation company and therefore subject to Danish taxi legislation, or, as it claims, a ride-sharing company. An Uber driver was convicted…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2016 in: News

Trump threatens Vestas’ profit

Leading banks have warned Vestas’ profits will suffer if President-elect Donald Trump cuts renewable energy projects, as promised during the US election campaign. Mega Swiss bank, Credit Suisse, is the most pessimistic, forecasting…

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Posted on 06. Dec, 2016 in: News

Denmark funds mine search in Vietnam

The Danish Demining Group (DDG), part of the the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), has provided DKK10m ($1.3m) for the second phase of a search for unexploded devices in the central Quang Nam province in…

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Posted on 05. Dec, 2016 in: News

$3m to White Helmets

Denmark will give DKK20m ($3m) to the non-governmental Syrian Civil Defence Force, also known as the White Helmets, a neutral organisation operating in rebel-held regions of Syria that conducts search and rescue operations…

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Posted on 05. Dec, 2016 in: News

UN warns government

The United Nations has warned that the government’s move to deport foreign criminals could be in violation of torture conventions. The Lib/LA/Con coalition is hoping to circumvent the conventions by negotiating diplomatic assurances…

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Posted on 05. Dec, 2016 in: News

Activists clash with anti-Islam group

11 people were arrested at a demonstration in the inner-city district of Nørrebro, Saturday, after clashes between supporters of a right-wing anti-Islam group and left-wing activists who erected barricades and lit bonfires to…

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Posted on 05. Dec, 2016 in: News

Fighter jets withdrawn from international coaltion

The government has announced that seven F-16 fighter jets sent to Syria and Iraq as part of the international mission against Islamic State are to be withdrawn after the end of the six-month…

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Posted on 05. Dec, 2016 in: News

Social Democrats attack human rights court

The Social Democrats have accused judges at the European Court of Human Rights of ‘acting politically’ when ruling on cases that come before them. In contrast to the Conservatives and Liberals, who have…

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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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