Posted on 19. Aug, 2021 in: News

Kofod defends Afghanistan evacuation

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has pushed back on criticism from parties, including the ruling Social Democrats’ own parliamentary allies, who have accused the government of ‘foot dragging’ on the evacuation of Danish embassy…

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Posted on 19. Aug, 2021 in: News

Foreign Minister’s ‘ignorance’ about terror threat  

The opposition Liberals (Venste) have accused Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod of displaying an alarming lack of awareness by claiming that terrorist network al-Qaeda is no longer operative in Afghanistan. As TV was transmitting…

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Posted on 19. Aug, 2021 in: News

Khader canned as Conservative leader gets tough

Controversial politician Naser Khader was formally excluded from the Conservative Party, Wednesday, following an independent, lawyer-led investigation into allegations of sexual abuse. Party leader Søren Pape Poulsen, who the previous day had made…

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Posted on 19. Aug, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Infection rate hits 3-week high…..74.3% vaccinated…..’R’ rate remains stable for 4th week…. 1,193 new corona cases were reported, Wednesday, the highest daily figure for three weeks, based on 74,424 PCR tests, a positivity…

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Posted on 19. Aug, 2021 in: News

Small town with green credentials to host global energy conference

The small town of Sønderborg in south Jutland will host what’s been termed the “world’s most important” conference on energy efficiency in June next year, organised by the Climate Ministry alongside the International…

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Posted on 19. Aug, 2021 in: News

Business shorts

Carslberg profit boosted by summer sales…..Lundbeck lowers expectations….Mærsk inks first green fuel deal…. Brewing giant Carlsberg has upwardly adjusted its earnings projection for 2021 after reporting second-quarter (Q2) sales above expectations as beer…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2021 in: News

PM thanks Pakistan as first evacuation plane arrives in Islamabad

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen made a personal call to her Pakistan counterpart, Imran Kahn, Tuesday, thanking him for aiding Denmark’s evacuation effort in Afghanistan after his government gave permission for Danish emergency aircraft…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2021 in: News

Denmark offers allies evacuation help

The government has offered to to help its allies’ evacuation efforts in Afghanistan when all Danish nationals and others who Denmark is responsible for are safely out of the country. In response to…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2021 in: News

DKK100m donation to help ‘desperate’ Aghans

After Danish aid organisations vowed on Monday to carry on their work in Afghanistan and try to cooperate with the Taleban, Development Aid Minister Flemming Møller Mortensen announced a DKK100m ($16m) donation yesterday to…

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Posted on 18. Aug, 2021 in: News

Sex allegations overshadow Conservatives’ comeback

Controversial Conservative MP Naser Khader has been declared ‘persona non grata’ at the party’s summer conference that gets underway at Egelund Castle, near Hillerød in northern Zeeland today. Mr Khader, who last week declared…

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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-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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