Posted on 06. Feb, 2020 in: News

Climate warning: Greenland’s ice sheet faces new threat

Greenland’s melting ice sheet is under threat from a new source – warm ocean water moving underneath the vast glaciers is causing them to melt even more quickly, a new study has found….

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Posted on 06. Feb, 2020 in: News

Shippers issue pirate warning

Danish Shipping (Danske Rederier) has sounded the alarm about the increasing number of pirate attacks on merchant vessels and kidnappings off the coast of West Africa. CEO Anne H. Steffensen has urged the…

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Posted on 06. Feb, 2020 in: News

Hans Christian Andersen city the ‘robotics capital’ of the world

Two pioneering Danish robot companies have joined together in a move that will make Denmark’s ‘3rd city’ a power centre for the thriving Danish robotics industry. With financial backing from their joint U.S….

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Business shorts

Struggling Danske Bank issues profit warning but commits $15bn to green investment…Novo profits up…Carsberg CEO accepts salary dip…. Danske Bank has warned of lower profits this year as a direct result of the…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2020 in: News

Iranian spy obtained photos of target’s home

A high-ranking employee of the Iranian intelligence service has been charged with conducting espionage in Denmark by obtaining photos and video footage of an exiled Iranian’s home with intent to carry out an…

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Parliament resists anti-corruption recommendations

The Danish Parliament (Folketing) has declined to implement Council of Europe recommendations aimed at combatting political corruption. In its latest report, GRECO (the Group of States against Corruption) criticises Denmark for a failure…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2020 in: News

Foreign Minister: China will never be allowed to disrupt Danish culture

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has stressed Denmark’s determination to defend freedom of speech and the right of assembly. At an open consultation, Tuesday, Mr Kofod said the government strongly distances itself from ‘foreign…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2020 in: News

PM will trim national police

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has laid out plans to cut the national police force (Rigspolitiet) by half and relocate manpower and resources to local authorities. In an interview with Berlingske, the PM said…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2020 in: News

Denmark 5th-most expensive in the world

Despite what most people in this country think, Denmark isn’t the most expensive nation in the world – Switzerland wins that dubious title in a new survey by the CEOWORLD magazine. Denmark ranks…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2020 in: News

News in brief….

Copenhagen’s ‘low risk’ climate impact…..EU students get €72m in grants….Tour de France announces Denmark route…. For once, Copenhagen doesn’t rank high on a global list. According to new figures from the apartment search…

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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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