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Mærsk retains top spot on ‘Gold 1,000’ list and signs billion-dollar China deal….Empty shelves at IKEA…. A.P. Møller-Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company, retains its top spot on Berlingske’s ‘Gold-1,000’ list, an annual…
MoreSocial Democrats win German election – Danish party set to win ‘historic’ seat
The Social Democrats emerged as the winner in Germany’s national election, Sunday, beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right Union bloc in a closely fought race. The environmentalist Greens came third with 14.8% followed…
MoreDenmark boycotts anti-Israel conference
Denmark was one of 37 countries that boycotted the Durban IV conference at the United Nations last week due to its anti-Israel bias. Denmark, alongside Sweden, Latvia announced their boycott on Thursday, the…
MoreChild rights organisation sues Denmark
A court will be asked to rule on whether Denmark is in violation of Danish and international law by refusing to evacuate five children holding Danish passports from Kurdish-controlled detention camps in Syria….
MoreVoters split on Pusher Street as Christiania turns 50
Residents of Copenhagen are divided on the thorny issue of cannabis trading on Pusher Street in the ‘free town’ of Christiania. As the hippy commune celebrates its 50th anniversary, a new YouGov poll…
MoreVirus updates
Positivity rate up…LEGO donates $70m to COVAX…7 million unwanted J&J vaccines on their way to Denmark…. 353 new corona cases were registered, Sunday, five up on the previous day as the infection rate…
MoreGood week, bad week..
It was a good week for…… …A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping line which is heading for record Danish corporate earnings this year. …former prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen whose new Moderates party…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 20th – 26th 2021:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The virus continues to recede – three weeks after all corona restrictions were lifted the daily infection rate has fallen by more than 40%, defying health experts who…
MoreDanish praise for Greece’s hardline border policy
Immigration Minister Mattias Tesaye gave his Grecian counterpart Notis Mitarachi a ‘pat on the back’ yesterday for Greece’s efforts to guard the EU’s external border, even though the country has been criticised by…
MoreForeign Minister revisits refugee proposal with Rwanda
The government has again raised the issue of an offshore processing centre for asylum seekers in Rwanda. In a tweeted message, Thursday, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod confirmed he and Development Minister Flemming Møller…
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