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…
MoreEast-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…
MoreGood 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…
MoreThe 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…
MoreEx-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…
MoreMesserschmidt 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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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…
MorePiracy 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…
MoreDanish 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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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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