Virus updates
Hospitalisations at 4-month low…Health authorities halt vaccination programme: ‘Epidemic under control’… 1,484 new corona cases were confirmed, Tuesday, as just under 12% of the 12,664 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour period came…
MoreBoom time for Maersk
Danish shipping giant Maersk has upwardly adjusted its 2022 profit forecast by DKK 41bn ($6bn) following an increase in freight prices and extremely strong business in the first quarter (Q1). The company’s previous…
MoreGovernment accused of involvement in espionage accusations against ex-defence minister
Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup is facing a grilling over the espionage scandal after the treason accusations against Claus Hjort Frederiksen took a new twist, Friday, when the former defence minister accused the government…
MoreCalls to reopen Danish embassy in Kyiv
The opposition Liberals have urged the government to re-open the Danish embassy in Ukraine, closed since Russia invaded the country two months ago. After several countries, mostly European Union and NATO members, announced…
MorePensioners to get inflation bonus
290,000 old age pensioners will receive a tax-free DKK5,000 bonus cheque from the government this year to help them cope with rising prices caused by post-corona inflation and the war in Ukraine. After…
MoreVestager praises Poland for ‘moving closer’ to EU
Poland’s welcoming policy towards Ukrainian refugees is a sign the country has moved closer to the EU, Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager said during a short stopover in…
MoreDanish officer in Iraq on sexual harassment rap
A 29-year-old commanding officer has been accused of sexually harassing female troops stationed in Iraq. According to charges levelled by the Military Prosecution Service (Auditørkorpset) the unnamed man secretly spied on the women…
MoreLøkke makes voter grab on his old party
If ex-prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s new Moderates Party wins parliamentary representation at the next election it will be with the help of voters from his former party, the Liberals ((Venstre). A new…
MoreSpeaker of the House waves goodbye
Speaker of the House Henrik Dam Kristensen is stepping down after the next election. In a press release issued by his constituency in Horsens, the long-time Social Democrat MP said he intends to…
MoreCovid infections at 6-month low
For the first time since October, the daily virus figures have fallen below 1,000. Only 983 new corona cases were confirmed, Monday, as 12% of the 8,109 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour…
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