Posted on 24. Jan, 2022 in: News

Virus updates

Infection rate tops 40,000…New Omicron variant has become dominant strain….Health authorities cut testing capacity… 42,018 new corona cases were reported, Sunday, as 18.4 % of 228.118 PCR tests came back positive over the…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2022 in: News

East-European criminals on crime spree

Five east European criminals were sentenced to six months in prison, Saturday, with deportation to follow after being found guilty of a wave of break-ins in north Jutland. Aalborg District Court heard how…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2022 in: News

Good week, Bad week…

It was a good week for…  …Ex-prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen –  a new poll indicated his new ‘Moderates’ party centrist party could hold the balance of power at the next election…  …Three…

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Posted on 24. Jan, 2022 in: TWTW

The Week That Was, January 17th – 23rd 2021:

Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The daily infection rate rose throughout the week before hitting an all-time high of 46,831, Friday. The number of people hospitalised topped 800 but the rate of increase…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2022 in: News

Ex-PM could be ‘kingmaker’ at next election

Ex-prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s new centrist party could hold the balance of power at the next election. A new Megafon poll for TV2/Politiken shows the ’Moderates’ would win 2.3% of the vote…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2022 in: News

Messerschmidt heading for victory

Controversial MP Morten Messerschmidt looks like being a shoo-in to replace Kristian Thulesen Dahl as Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader in Sunday’s run-off. A TV2 survey shows an overwhelming majority of DPP voters…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2022 in: News

Virus updates

Daily infections top 40,000….Study shows far lower hospitalisation rate for Omicron…. The daily infection rate hit a new, record-high, for the fourth consecutive day, Thursday – 40,626 new corona cases were reported over…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2022 in: News

Piracy mission costs DKK177m

It’s estimated that Denmark’s anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Guinea will have cost around DKK177m ($28m) by the time it’s terminated in April but Danish Defence Command has warned the final figure…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2022 in: News

Danish companies high on ‘world’s greenest’ list

Three Danish companies are in the top-10 of Toronto-based Corporate Knights’ index of the world’s greenest firms. Wind energy giant Vestas is ranked the world’s most sustainable company, followed by Chr. Hansen, a…

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Posted on 21. Jan, 2022 in: News

Business shorts

Pension fined for discrimination against pregnant women….Mink industry unlikely to start up again… Danske Bank’s own pension fund, Danica Pension, has been fined  DKK 100,000 ($16,000) for discriminating against pregnant women after the…

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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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