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….
MoreShippers 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…
MoreHans 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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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…
MoreIranian 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…
MoreParliament 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…
MoreForeign 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…
MorePM 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…
MoreDenmark 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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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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