Posted on 13. Sep, 2021 in: News

DKK240m to Afghanistan

Denmark has donated an extra DKK240m ($37m) to help humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries. Development Minister Flemming Møller Mortensen said in a press release, Sunday: “It’s heartbreaking to see what’s happening…

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Posted on 13. Sep, 2021 in: News

Socialists: The story of the Mohammed cartoons needs to be told

The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) has joined the call for the controversial Mohammed cartoons to become part of the school curriculum. Nearly one year after French schoolteacher Samuel Paty was beheaded for using…

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Posted on 13. Sep, 2021 in: News

Terrorist loses Supreme Court appeal

A convicted terrorist has had his sentence increased by the Supreme Court. 32-year-old Turkish national Umut Olgun was sentenced to eight years in prison by the High Court last year after being convicted…

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Posted on 13. Sep, 2021 in: News

Virus updates:

Infection rate ‘remarkably low’….New Zealand buys Danish vaccines….Six countries move to orange list…. Only 434 new corona cases were reported, Sunday, the second-lowest daily figure for more than two months and ‘remarkably low’…

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Posted on 13. Sep, 2021 in: News

Copenhagen lauded in best city survey

Copenhagen again ranks high on British Time Out’s annual list of the world’s best cities. The Danish capital comes in 4th behind San Francisco (USA), Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Manchester (UK). According to Time…

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Posted on 12. Sep, 2021 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, September 6th – 12th 2021:

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: 548 days after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced a national lockdown, all remaining coronavirus restrictions were lifted, Thursday. Covid infections stabilised at around 500 a day but dropped…

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Posted on 10. Sep, 2021 in: News

German, Swedish right-wingers praise government’s crackdown on jobless migrants

The government’s plan to make migrants work for their welfare handouts has been enthusiastically embraced by right-wing parties in Germany and Sweden. Employment Minister Peter Hummelgaard has said the jobless could be put…

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Posted on 10. Sep, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Final corona restrictions lifted today…..Infection rate remains stable……Booster shots for care home residents…. 548 days after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced a national lockdown, all remaining coronavirus restrictions will be lifted from today,making…

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Posted on 10. Sep, 2021 in: News

Copenhagen CO2 neutral within 4 years

Copenhagen is on course to become the world’s first CO2-neutral capital by 2025 after all parties at City Hall reached agreement, Thursday, on a 2022 budget that includes a long list of green…

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Posted on 10. Sep, 2021 in: News

Experts warn against cheaper electricity

Energy experts have questioned the government’s promise of cheaper electricity, part of its comprehensive reform platform presented Tuesday. Consumers can expect a DKK920 reduction in their annual electricity bill as duty is reduced…

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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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