Posted on 27. Apr, 2022 in: News

Virus updates

Hospitalisations at 4-month low…Health authorities halt vaccination programme: ‘Epidemic under control’… 1,484 new corona cases were confirmed, Tuesday, as just under 12% of the 12,664 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour period came…

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Posted on 27. Apr, 2022 in: News

Boom time for Maersk

Danish shipping giant Maersk has upwardly adjusted its 2022 profit forecast by DKK 41bn ($6bn) following an increase in freight prices and extremely strong business in the first quarter (Q1). The company’s previous…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2022 in: News

Government accused of involvement in espionage accusations against ex-defence minister

Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup is facing a grilling over the espionage scandal after the treason accusations against Claus Hjort Frederiksen took a new twist, Friday, when the former defence minister accused the government…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2022 in: News

Calls to reopen Danish embassy in Kyiv

The opposition Liberals have urged the government to re-open the Danish embassy in Ukraine, closed since Russia invaded the country two months ago. After several countries, mostly European Union and NATO members, announced…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2022 in: News

Pensioners to get inflation bonus

290,000 old age pensioners will receive a tax-free DKK5,000 bonus cheque from the government this year to help them cope with rising prices caused by post-corona inflation and the war in Ukraine. After…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2022 in: News

Vestager praises Poland for ‘moving closer’ to EU

Poland’s welcoming policy towards Ukrainian refugees is a sign the country has moved closer to the EU, Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager said during a short stopover in…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2022 in: News

Danish officer in Iraq on sexual harassment rap

A 29-year-old commanding officer has been accused of sexually harassing female troops stationed in Iraq. According to charges levelled by the Military Prosecution Service (Auditørkorpset) the unnamed man secretly spied on the women…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2022 in: News

Løkke makes voter grab on his old party

If ex-prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s new Moderates Party wins parliamentary representation at the next election it will be with the help of voters from his former party, the Liberals ((Venstre). A new…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2022 in: News

Speaker of the House waves goodbye

Speaker of the House Henrik Dam Kristensen is stepping down after the next election. In a press release issued by his constituency in Horsens,  the long-time Social Democrat MP said he intends to…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2022 in: News

Covid infections at 6-month low

For the first time since October, the daily virus figures have fallen below 1,000. Only 983 new corona cases were confirmed, Monday, as 12% of the 8,109 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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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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