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Danske Bank wins U.S. court case…..Bitcoin investor slapped with multi-million tax demand….Housing market slows down…. A U.S. Court has dismissed a lawsuit against Danske Bank filed by shareholders who claimed they they were…
MoreMilitary report should have set the alarm bells ringing
Classified documents seen by Berlingske cast serious doubts on Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod’s claim that the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan was due to a lack of credible military intelligence about the threat from…
MoreAmbassador: No conditions attached to Pakistan’s help
Pakistan’s help in evacuating Danish nationals and local workers from Afghanistan is a gesture of goodwill and there are no conditions attached, according to the country’s Ambassador to Denmark Ahmad Farooq. In an…
MoreDanish nationals still in Afghanistan
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has declined to offer any guarantee that Danish nationals still in Afghanistan will be evacuated before the August 31st withdrawal deadline. At a press briefing, Tuesday, he said all…
MoreAfghan criminals on evacuation flights
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has denounced previously deported Afghan nationals for exploiting the chaotic situation in Kabul to try and slip back into Denmark. A 23-year-old former gang member who was deported earlier…
MoreToo many academics, too few plumbers
After two years in power, the most of it dominated by the corona crisis, the government is facing a tricky political agenda this autumn. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen kicked off a conference in…
MoreVirus updates
Infections up but no cause for concern….22 out of 31 on Italy trip come home with corona…..Young people ‘driving’ epidemic…Good news as ‘R’ rate falls below 1… 1,340 new corona cases were reported yesterday,…
MoreMajority support for stalking bill
A cross-party majority has reached agreement on a raft of measures aimed at helping victims of stalking. If passed, as expected, anyone found guilty of stalking another person could face up to three…
MorePM calls on unvaccinated immigrants to get real
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged unvaccinated immigrants to ‘show some consideration to others’ and get inoculated following reports of critically-high infection rates in four housing districts dominated by ethnic minorities. At a…
MoreBusiness leaders cast doubts on recovery
The economy has bounced back with record-high employment figures and companies have emerged strongly from the crisis, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at yesterday’s corona press conference – but business leaders are less…
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