Divers search for body in submarine murder case
Copenhagen police have intensified their search for a body in the ‘sunken submarine’ incident that has gripped the nation. Missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, 30, was last seen on Thursday evening on board…
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The food safety authorities have discovered more infected eggs. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said in a statement, Thursday, that two companies have bought 6.8 tons eggs and 108 kilograms (238 pounds)…
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Vestas fails to match earnings expectations / Maersk ship involved in Amazon deaths Wind energy giant Vestas failed to live up to analysts’ expectation during the first six months of the year as…
MoreLiberals: Burqa ban will happen
It’s only a question of time before Denmark bans Muslim women from wearing full-face Islamic veils, the Liberals’ integration spokesman Marcus Knuth said yesterday in response to the Conservatives’ call for the three…
MoreGerman support for child benefit cap
Germany has backed Denmark’s plan to index child benefits to living costs in the country the children come from. Denmark has repeatedly demanded a change to EU rules so child support matches the…
MoreLøkke facing quotas reprimand
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen could be facing a reprimand in the fishing quotas scandal. In a new report published Wednesday the National Audit Office (Rigsrevisionen) strongly criticised the Ministry of Food for…
MoreDip in benefits claimants
The number of people claiming out of work benefits is the lowest for nine years. At the start of the year around 700,000 people were claiming some form of welfare entitlement, such a…
MoreAmnesty denounces surveillance exports to repressive regimes
Amnesty International has called for stricter rules regarding the export of advanced surveillance technology so it doesn’t end up in the ‘wrong hands’. After it was revealed two months ago that Denmark has exported…
MoreCyber attack could cost Maersk $300m
The aggressive cyber attack that paralysed Maersk in June could cost up to DKK2bn ($300m), the company said in its half-yearly accounts published Wednesday (see below). The impact will first be reflected in…
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Mixed news for Maersk, Carlsberg Maersk: A.P. Møller-Maersk (APM) CEO Søren Skou said the company’s freight wing, Maersk Line, the world’s biggest, has ‘finally escaped the clutches of the financial crisis’ after earning DKK2.1bn…
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