Posted on 07. Apr, 2022 in: News

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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Posted on 07. Apr, 2022 in: News

Virus updates

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…

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Posted on 07. Apr, 2022 in: News

Ørsted 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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Posted on 07. Apr, 2022 in: News

Business shorts

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…

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Posted on 06. Apr, 2022 in: News

Denmark 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…

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Posted on 06. Apr, 2022 in: News

Opposition 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…

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Posted on 06. Apr, 2022 in: News

Consumers 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…

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Posted on 06. Apr, 2022 in: News

Savings 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…

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Posted on 06. Apr, 2022 in: News

9 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)….

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Posted on 06. Apr, 2022 in: News

NATO 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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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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