300 U.S. tanks arrive in Denmark
More than 300 American tanks and other armoured vehicles were offloaded at the Port of Esbjerg in Jutland, Wednesday. The tanks arrived on the 146 metre-long freight ship ARC Endurance, the biggest ship…
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Corona infections remained stable, Wednesday as 3,214 new corona cases were confirmed, 149 up on Tuesday. The positivity rate fell slightly as 15.37% of the 20,912 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour period…
MoreØrsted dismisses ambassador’s warning
Ørsted has dismissed a warning from Russian ambassador Vladimir Barbin that Russia may cut gas supplies to the partially state-owned clean energy company if it fails to pay its next invoice in rubles….
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Bank bars Bitcoin….Ørsted turbine blades fall off….Vestas inks European agreements…SAS gets Finnish boss… Jyske Bank, the third largest Danish bank in terms of market share, has barred its employees from investing in cryptocurrencies such as…
MoreDenmark kicks out Russian diplomats following Bucha atrocities
The Foreign Ministry has expelled 15 Russian diplomats following the horrific images of corpses lying in the streets in the town of Bucha, north-west of Kyiv. The alleged spies have been told to…
MoreOpposition backs decision to expel diplomats: ‘Russia is our enemy’
The shocking images from Bucha were the motivating factor for the decision to expel 15 alleged spies from the Russian embassy, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at a press briefing last night where…
MoreConsumers facing even higher prices as war escalates
Danish consumers are facing even higher prices due to the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia. Both countries are major exporters of basic raw materials, from energy to metal to foodstuffs, so…
MoreSavings hit by fast-rising inflation
Galloping inflation is eating away at people’s savings. New figures show a collective DKK 1,042bn ($157bn) is stashed away in bank accounts but with inflation fast approaching 5% annually, savers have already seen…
More9 Danes on global rich list
Nine Danes are named on Forbes’ 2022 World’s Billionaires list, led by Denmark’s richest man, Anders Holch Povlsen, owner of the Bestseller clothing company, who’s number 135 with an estimated wealth of $13.6bn (DKK92bn)….
MoreNATO sets up quantum technology unit in Copenhagen
NATO has finalised plans to establish a Centre for Quantum Technologies in Copenhagen as part of the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) initiative. The centre will be linked to the Niels Bohr Institute,…
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