Danish artist’s Hong Kong statue torn down
Hong Kong University’s controversial ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot has been torn down as the Chinese authorities continue to clamp down on democracy. The statue, erected in 1997 to…
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Virus continues to spread at fast rate….New travel restrictions in January….Schools will reopen on time but with firm guidelines….Slovakia to send 200,000 vaccines to Denmark…. 13,386 new corona cases were reported, Wednesday, while…
MoreDanish-Russian woman charged with money laundering in Danske Bank scandal
A 49-year-old Danish-Russian woman has been extradited from the UK to face charges of money laundering, part of the Danske Bank scandal. The Public Prosecutor said yesterday she’s been charged with illegally funneling…
MoreEmployment rate hits new high
The labour market expanded again in in October for the ninth consecutive month. More than 12,000 people left the jobless queue as the number of people in work rose to 2.985m, an all-time…
MoreConsumer confidence down as retail sales dip
Consumer confidence dipped for a third consecutive month in December. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index fell to -2.1 in December from -2.0 in November, compared to an average…
MoreStøjberg kicked out of parliament but warns: ‘I’ll be back’
As expected, a significant majority of MPs voted to exclude former immigration Inger Stojberg from parliament, Tuesday, following her conviction last week in the child brides affair. 98 members voted for her immediate…
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Despite a record-high 13,558 infections, Tuesday, the number of patients hospitalised by Covid fell by 27, to 554, lower than at the height of the pandemic last December. 243.077 people were tested over…
MoreRecord high infection rate doesn’t show the ‘true picture’
Tuesday’s infection rate was the highest ever in this country but doesn’t reveal the true picture, according to specialist in infectious diseases at Aarhus Hospital. Christian Wejse. Some local authorities are reporting a…
MoreVirus experts sound the alarm
Virus experts have warned that testing centres can’t keep up with demand and could be overwhelmed over the Christmas period. More than 200,000 people are currently being tested every day, the same as…
MoreCountries show support for Copenhagen Declaration at ECHR
The Copenhagen Declaration of 2018 has encouraged more countries to challenge the power of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). When the ECHR recently overruled the Danish High Court’s deportation of a mentally…
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