Baby shelters proposal for unwanted kids
A political majority has called for two ‘baby shelters’ to be set up where mothers can place unwanted newborns. The move follows the discovery of the skeleton of a baby last week in…
MoreCare worker had sex with refugee minor
A 52-year-old female care worker has been given a 3-month suspended prison sentence for having sex with a refugee boy. Svendborg District Court also ordered the woman to pay the youth DKK 10,000…
MoreConsumer confidence dips as retail sales rise
Denmark’s consumer confidence fell for the third straight month in October, albeit very slightly The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index dropped to 7.1 in October from 7.3 in September….
MoreEnergy Minister heads green trade push in U.S.
A trade delegation of leading Danish energy companies, led by Energy and Climate Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt, has embarked on a 5-day trip to the U.S. to encourage the Trump Administration to remain…
MoreAmbassador: Denmark is anti-Russian
Denmark is one of the most anti-Russian countries in the EU, according to Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Mikhail Valentinovich Vanin who in an interview with Berlingske, Sunday, accuses Danish politicians of promoting a…
MoreLøkke: Merkel holds the key to pipeline dispute
The government hasn’t given up hope that the EU Commission will be given a mandate to conduct negotiations with Russia about the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which according to plans will transport…
MoreGovernment grants millions to help Rohingya refugees
The government is to provide a new package of emergency aid for refugees fleeing Myanmar. More than 580.000 Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar and are seeking refuge in Bangladesh. Development Aid…
MoreDoctors Without Borders tops aid rankings
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is the most popular aid organisation in this country, by far. In a new Norstat poll for politics website Altinget, 41% of the electorate name MSF in their top-3…
MoreCabinet re-shuffle cost DKK28m
Questions are being asked as to why the minor cabinet re-shuffle in August, when Minister for Gender Equality Karen Ellemann assumed responsibility for fishing affairs, will, according to paperwork obtained by DR News,…
MoreRefugee kids die from poisoned mushrooms
Members of a Congolese refugee family, consisting of two adults and ten children, remain hospitalised after reportedly eating toxic mushrooms. According to reports two of the children have died while four others showed…
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