Posted on 08. Feb, 2021 in: News

Khader cleared of abuse allegations – sues for libel

Funen police have dropped their investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Conservative MP Naser Khader due to a complete lack of evidence. The Syrian-born Mr Khader, Denmark’s most prominent immigrant politician for years,…

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Posted on 08. Feb, 2021 in: News

Russian pipeline restarts in Danish waters

The stalled Nord Stream 2 Russian gas pipeline is underway again through Danish territorial waters.  According to reports the Russia ship Fortuna has started laying pipes in the Baltic Sea, off the cost of…

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Posted on 07. Feb, 2021 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, February 1st – 7th 2021:

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: As the infection rate continues to fall young children up to 4th grade have been given the green light to return to school from February 8th – Health…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2021 in: News

Ex-minister quits Liberals with parting shot at rival

Inger Støjberg, Denmark’s most controversial politician right now, quit the Liberal Party (Venstre) yesterday with a parting shot at leader Jacob Ellemmann-Jensen: “You’ll never become prime minister.” The former immigration minister walked out…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2021 in: News

Inger considers rightward turn

Political commentators believe Inger Støjberg will move to the right and join one of the two main anti-migrant parties – either the Danish People’s Party (DPP) or the New Right (Nye Borgerlig). Following…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2021 in: News

New vaccine – but only for under-65s

Denmark will receive the first shipment of the new Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine next week but it will only be made available to people under 65. Medical regulators said more evidence about the vaccine’s…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Infections rise again…British variant hits 20%….DKK102m for corona study…. There was a spike in infections, Thursday, as 553 new corona cases were reported over the 24-hour-period. At the same time the number of…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2021 in: News

Border police nab corona test scammers

Border police have arrested a number of foreigners trying to enter Denmark with a forged negative coronavirus test. TV2 reports that over the past few weeks at least 13 people have been found…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2021 in: News

Christian leaders denounce anti-Muslim bill

Christian leaders in this country and abroad have denounced the government’s attempt to curb religious militancy by requiring that all sermons in churches or mosques be given in Danish. The Law on Sermons,…

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Posted on 05. Feb, 2021 in: News

New energy island will power 3 million households

A cross-party majority has given the go-ahead to the world’s first energy island in the North Sea, Denmark’s biggest ever construction project that, when finished, will provide enough power for 3 million European…

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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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