Posted on 18. Aug, 2017 in: News

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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Posted on 18. Aug, 2017 in: News

More egg problems

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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Posted on 18. Aug, 2017 in: News

Business shorts

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…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2017 in: News

Liberals: 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…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2017 in: News

German 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…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2017 in: News

Løkke 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…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2017 in: News

Dip 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…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2017 in: News

Amnesty 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…

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Posted on 17. Aug, 2017 in: News

Cyber 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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Posted on 17. Aug, 2017 in: News

Business shorts

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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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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