Posted on 28. Sep, 2021 in: News

Business shorts

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…

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Posted on 27. Sep, 2021 in: News

Social 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…

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Posted on 27. Sep, 2021 in: News

Denmark 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…

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Posted on 27. Sep, 2021 in: News

Child 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….

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Posted on 27. Sep, 2021 in: News

Voters 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…

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Posted on 27. Sep, 2021 in: News

Virus 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…

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Posted on 27. Sep, 2021 in: News

Good 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…

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Posted on 26. Sep, 2021 in: TWTW

The 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…

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Posted on 24. Sep, 2021 in: News

Danish 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…

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Posted on 24. Sep, 2021 in: News

Foreign 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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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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