Posted on 25. Jun, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

Business Minister extends bank’s buffer deal….No new wastewater dumps….Netherlands pays Denmark €100m in energy transfer scheme…. Business Minister Simon Kollerup has announced the so-called counter-cyclical capital buffer will stay at zero in the…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2020 in: News

Danish university helps Chinese company develop mass surveillance technology

Danish researchers have helped a Chinese company banned by the U.S. for human rights abuses develop mass surveillance technology. According to experts an algorithm developed by Aalborg University for the Hikvision Digital Technology company, a…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2020 in: News

PM: Spend, spend, spend

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged consumers to go on a spending spree to help keep the wheels of the economy turning. During parliament’s concluding debate ahead of the summer recess, Monday the…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2020 in: News

Muslim activist loses High Court defamation case

Female imam Sherin Khankan  has lost her High Court defamation trial against three high-ranking MPs. Ms Khankan, a Muslim author and activist who runs Denmark’s first women-led mosque, sued Naser Khader, Marcus Knuth and…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2020 in: News

Danes travelling to high risk countries could be fired on return

Danish tourists risk returning home to unemployment if they take a holiday in a country still suffering from a high rate of corona virus infection. Around 25,000 public sector employees of the Regional…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2020 in: News

Anti-Muslim party leader denies racism charges

Anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan dismissed allegations of racism, dangerous driving, and defamation, on the first day of his trial at Næstved District Court, Tuesday. The head of the Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party is charged…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2020 in: News

Danish Jehovah’s Witness released from Russian captivity

Danish Jehovah’s Witness Dennis Christensen, imprisoned in Russia since 2017, has been granted early release by a court. He was originally arrested and charged following a police raid on his congregation just south…

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Posted on 24. Jun, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

Stock market hits new high….Pension fund blacklists Chinese car maker….SAS opens up new routes from Copenhagen…. Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s trend-setting C25 index of ‘blue-chip’ shares closed on a record high, Tuesday, boosted by…

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Posted on 23. Jun, 2020 in: News

Corona: Specialists warn of second wave

The corona epidemic may be under control in this country but a second wave is unavoidable, leading doctors have warned. Infection specialist Lars Østergaard said the low number of hospitalisations and fatalities doesn’t…

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Posted on 23. Jun, 2020 in: News

US Secretary of State praises Denmark’s ‘bravery’ towards China

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has praised Denmark for its willingness to challenge China’s Communist Party (CCP). In a video posted on the USA Asia Pacific Media hub, Mr Pompeo names Denmark’s…

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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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