Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: News

Danish jets drop more bombs

Danish F-16 fighter jets attacked diverse targets in Libya over the weekend, including command and control facilities, army tanks and military vehicles. The Danish Air Force has now flown 142 sorties since hostilities…

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Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: News

Candidates reluctant to divulge campaign finances

Many parliamentary candidates in the forthcoming general election in Denmark are rather coy when it comes to sharing details about their campaign funding, a new survey by Jyllands-Posten (JP) finds. Only 10% of…

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Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: News

Pirates reject DKK3m offer

Pirates have rejected a DKK3m offer for the seven Danish hostages who have been held in captivity since February 24th. Tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet writes today that a Danish family’s offer of USD…

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Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: News

Pirates released

Denmark has been forced to release 15 suspected pirates who have been detained aboard the Danish warship Esbern Snare for the past month. The Somali pirates were captured by a Danish Navy rescue…

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Posted on 02. May, 2011 in: News

Christiania to become ‘legal’

Residents of Christiania have decided to accept the government’s offer to buy the ‘free state’ . They will now enter into negotiations to purchase all buildings and land that the Supreme Court has…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 in: News

Opposition maintains poll lead

The opposition has increased its lead over the government. As the election draws nearer and nearer, a new Megafon poll for Politiken gives the centre-left opposition 97 seats against 78 for the government…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 in: News

Economy has become a liability for government

Centre-right politicians have given the economy the blame for the government’s inability to make inroads into the opposition’s lead in the polls. The ruling Liberal Party’s policy spokesperson, Ellen Trane Nørby, referred to…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 in: News

Arms dealer: Indian Intelligence knew

In a last ditch-effort to avoid deportation, Danish arms dealer Niels Holck has claimed that the Indian authorities knew he was supplying weapons to rebels to fight the Marxist administration in West Bengal in 1995….

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 in: News

Pregnant drug addicts to be locked up?

Minister of Social Affairs Benedikte Kjær is investigating the possibility of forcibly detaining pregnant drug addicts and alcoholics. With more and more babies being born with handicaps and other defects because of their…

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Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 in: News

Cancer threat at Burger King

Thousands of hungry consumers in this country have exposed themselves to the threat of cancer by eating at Burger King. A new analysis by the food control authorities reveals that the US fast-food…

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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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