Posted on 04. May, 2017 in: News

Big profit for Novo boosts share price

Multinational pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, Denmark’s biggest company by market capitalisation and the world’s biggest maker of diabetes drugs, enjoyed a stock market boost, Wednesday, after it beat operating profit forecasts for the first quarter and…

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Posted on 04. May, 2017 in: News

Business shorts

Danish Crown calls for more pig slaughters / U.S. lawsuits cost Coloplast millions /  KK Wind targets India Danish Crown: As the global demand for port exceeds supply, Danish Crown, Denmark’s biggest food exporter,…

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Posted on 04. May, 2017 in: News

Denmark signs on to safe school decree

Denmark has endorsed the Safe School Declaration on protecting schools during conflicts, an ‘important initiative’ in allowing children and young people to get an education during times of war, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen…

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Posted on 03. May, 2017 in: News

DPP: Ignore the EU on border control

The Danish People’s Party has urged the government to ignore the EU and maintain border control. The EU Commission granted Denmark permission to impose temporary controls at the start of last year following…

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Posted on 03. May, 2017 in: News

Sweden stops ID checks on commuters

Sweden is stopping ID checks on people entering the country from Denmark. Border controls were re-imposed imposed at the height of the refugee crisis last year after more than 160,000 people sought asylum…

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Posted on 03. May, 2017 in: News

Løkke ready to discuss human rights with China

On the first day of his official visit to China, Tuesday, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said mutual cooperation and good relations are the key to reforming Chinese society, following criticism from the…

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Posted on 03. May, 2017 in: News

Saudis, Americans, and a Canadian on government’s hate preacher list

The government’s ‘sanctions list’ of hate preachers banned from entering Denmark includes two very prominent preachers from Saudi Arabia, Muhammad Al Arifi and Salman Al Odah. Muhammad Al Arifi has around 17.3 million followers…

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Posted on 03. May, 2017 in: News

Local communities put red light on green energy

The small island of Mors in Jutland is the latest local municipality to say no to land-based wind turbines. Despite Denmark’s reputation as a world leader in wind energy a growing number of…

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Posted on 03. May, 2017 in: News

Parliament delays new immigration measures

Parliament has called a ‘time out’ on negotiations surrounding two new immigration measures aimed at removing the 26-year citizenship requirement and making it easier for highly-paid Danes living abroad to bring their foreign…

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Posted on 03. May, 2017 in: News

Surprising PISA figures

Danish schoolkids have performed better than expected on the 2017 PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) rankings, a worldwide exam administered every three years that measures 15-year-olds in 72 countries on mathematics, reading and science….

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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-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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