Posted on 18. Nov, 2015 in: News

Hackers target Hizb ut-Tahrir

The Anonymous hackers collective appears to have confused the Islamic State (IS) with the extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir organisation in this country. Anonymous, which announced Monday it was preparing to unleash waves of cyber-attacks…

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Posted on 18. Nov, 2015 in: News

Police raise threat level

Danish police have raised the ‘terror awareness level’ in this country. Tabloid daily Eksta Bladet reports that increasing the threat level wasn’t due to specific intelligence or threats but a response to the…

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Posted on 18. Nov, 2015 in: News

Experts: Paris attack could impact Danish referendum

The Paris terror attacks could play a decisive role in the outcome of the December 3rd EU opt-out referendum. The ‘yes’ side, including the government and Social Democrats, have campaigned to shed the…

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Posted on 17. Nov, 2015 in: News

Fogh Rasmussen honoured by Great Britain

Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has been given a prestigious British order. The ex-Danish prime minister has been made an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St….

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Posted on 17. Nov, 2015 in: News

Integration Minister slams Hizb ut-Tahir: ‘They’re only here for social benefits’

Foreign Minister Inger Støjberg has dismissed the radical Muslim Hizb ut-Tahrir group as a collection of ‘sick individuals’ who only remain in this country so they can claim social handouts. She accused the…

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Posted on 17. Nov, 2015 in: News

Travel ban, prison sentence for foreign fighters

Radicalised young Muslims who travel to Iraq or Syria to fight for the Islamic State should be slapped with a six-year prison sentence on return, the main thrust of the Social Democrats’ new…

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Posted on 17. Nov, 2015 in: News

Political support to send F-16s to Syria

Danish F-16s, withdrawn from bombing raids in Iraq last month for maintenance and to give crew and ground staff a break, could be redeployed far earlier than originally planned. As reported in 7:59,…

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Posted on 17. Nov, 2015 in: News

Tax scam tops €1.2bn

The multi-billion tax scam continues to grow. The Danish Tax Authority, already tricked into paying fake tax refunds totalling DKK6.2bn to people outside the country, has now reported further losses of DKK2.9bn to The State…

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Posted on 17. Nov, 2015 in: News

Meet the US Ambassador: Denmark’s reality star

US Ambassador to Denamrk Rufus Gifford is given a gushing profile in the latest edition of US news and showbiz magazine Vanity Fair. Under the headline: ‘Meet the U.S. Ambassador Who’s a Reality-TV…

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Posted on 17. Nov, 2015 in: News

Top Danish footballer racially abused by politician

Danish footballer Jores Okore, who was born in Ivory Coast but moved to Denmark at the age of three, has been subjected to a racial slur from a Danish politician on social media….

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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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