Virus updates
Infections up after 2-day ‘lull’…No more school closures….Virus spreading in Greenland…. There was a renewed spike in infections, Sunday, following a downturn the previous two days. 19,248 new corona cases were reported based on 210.555…
MoreJobless figures lowest since 1998
The unemployment rate is at a 13-year low. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the number of jobless persons fell by 6,900 to 80,600 in November from 87,500 in the preceding month, as…
More100,000 chickens culled in worst outbreak of bird flu ever
100,000 chickens were culled on a poultry farm in Jutland over the weekend following the latest outbreak of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu. The veterinary authorities have imposed a 10-kilometre exclusion zone…
More2022: Good start, Bad start…
It was a good start to 2022 for… …the Danish economy, which according to data compiled by the British Economist has outperformed 23 other OECD countries during the pandemic… …popular Conservative leader Søren Pape…
MoreChristmas/New Year news round-up: While you were away…
Coronavirus: On December 27th Denmark held the unfortunate record of the highest rate of infection amongst developed countries but the daily rate hit a new record-high on Wednesday, 5/1/22, with 28.283 corona cases….
MorePirate flown to Denmark to face prosecution – three others released
One of the four alleged pirates who survived the shootout with a Danish warship in the Gulf of Guinea last November has been flown to Denmark to face charges. The remaining three, who’ve been detained on…
MoreDefence Minister blamed for legal mess
Defence Minister Trine Bramsen has come under fire for getting Denmark involved in a ‘legal mess’ after it was revealed that an alleged pirate has been flown to Copenhagen to face prosecution. According…
MoreGovernment’s ally pulls the rug from under prime minister
The centrist Social Liberals (Radikale) have warned they won’t support a 1-party Social Democrat government again. In an interview with Politiken, party leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen said she would only back a prime minister…
MoreVirus updates
25.995 new corona cases were reported Thursday, the second-highest daily figure ever. 2,027 of those testing positive, around 8%, had been infected before. Nearly a quarter of a million tests were carried out…
MoreDenmark wins Mother Teresa award
Denmark has been awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2021 for Environment Sustainability. The Dubai-based Big News Network reports how each year, the Harmony Foundation from Maharashtra in India identifies…
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