New threat to Denmark – solar storms
Solar storms that can destroy satellites and nuclear power plants are for the first time named on the annual risk evaluation list of the 13 biggest threats to Denmark. A solar storm knocked…
MoreIndustrial production, exports up
Denmark’s industrial production increased for the second successive month in November. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark show industrial production advanced a seasonally adjusted 6.6 percent month-over-month in November, faster than October’s 5.7…
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Airport passenger traffic up / Danske Bank defends negative rates / Denmark lobbies for EMA Airport: More than 29 million passengers passed through Copenhagen Airport last year, around 79,500 every single day – a…
MoreGovernment launches cybersecurity strategy
The government is preparing a national cybersecurity strategy after it was revealed that Denmark suffers between 500-1000 hacker attacks a year from foreign powers. According to Minister for Public Innovation Sophie Løhde, foreign states and…
MoreIndian prime minister raises extradition issue
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked for Denmark’s full support in the extradition of arms dealer Niels Holck to face charges of dropping weapons from a plane to a sect in West Bengal…
MoreCity Hall politician charged with leaking terrorist’s details
A local Copenhagen politician has been charged with a breach of professional secrecy after he allegedly leaked private details about slain terrorist Omar El-Hussein who killed a filmmaker and a security guard in…
MoreInflation at 63-year low
The rate of inflation in this country last year was the lowest since 1953 as the price of goods and services virtually stagnated. From 2015 to 2016 the consumer price index rose by…
MoreFather suspected of family slaying
Police believe a 45-year-old father killed his wife and four children before taking his own life in the small town of Ulstrup in Jutland. The deaths of the six members of the family…
MoreState-run DR spends licence money on horse transport
State-owned TV network DR has acknowledged spending DKK70,000 ($14,200) to transport US correspondent Johannes Langkilde’s wife’s horse to Washington DC. An internal invoice obtained by news radio 24/7 reveals the money was granted…
MoreNeo-Nazi avoids prosecution
A Danish neo-Nazi has avoided prosecution for a racist attack on a refugee family from Afghanistan. The self-declared 35-year-old national socialist, known only as ‘LM’, was scheduled to appear in court, Monday, in…
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