Terror suspect worked for Hells Angels
A 21-year-old man who was arrested in a coordinated, nationwide police raid last month and charged with aiding or inciting terrorism has close links to the criminal biker gang Hells Angels. Berlingske has…
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Denmark offers to send help to Australia / Danish architect to design Japanese ‘city of the future’ / UAE picked as climate parner…. Denmark has offered to send 50 firefighters to Australia to…
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A Danish holding centre for detained migrants has been denounced as one of the worst in the EU. Following an inspection visit last year the Council of Europe anti-torture Committee has published a…
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Health professionals have called for a hefty price hike on alcohol and a ban on sales to young people following an EU Commission report showing Danes, both young and old, are ‘European champions’…
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The Confederation of Danish Industry’s (DI) hopes of Iran becoming a major export market have been shattered by the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force. In December, Denmark surprisingly…
MorePraise for government’s ‘restrained response’ to assassination
Former defence minister Hans Engell has praised the government’s ‘restrained response’ to developments in the Middle East. As political commentator for tabloid daily BT and TV2, Mr Engell said that in the ‘big…
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The US air raid that killed Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, has already caused petrol prices to rise and they will continue upwards according to a senior Sydbank economist who…
MoreDanske Bank: Economy slowing down
There are signs that the economic upswing of the past six years, marked by relatively high growth and declining unemployment, is slowing down according to Danske Bank. In its latest Nordic Outlook for…
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Jyske Bank predicts multi-billion fine for rival / Vestas aims for carbon neutrality / Danes lose money on savings…. Jyske Bank believes its biggest rival, Danske, will be fined around DKK 13.5bn ($2bn)…
MorePM avoids taking sides on Iran assassination
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has joined the international call for a de-escalation of US-Iran tensions but, diplomatically, declined to say whether the US air raid that killed Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force,…
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