Chicago killer discussed Copenhagen shooting
The suspect in Monday’s massacre in Chicago may have been inspired by the Copenhagen mall shooting the previous day. According to U.S. media reports, Robert Crimo, who’s been charged with the mass shooting at…
MoreGeographic inequality could lead to polarisation
Geographic inequality, the divide between rich and poor places, has increased in Denmark over the past 10 years as prosperous families with children increasingly choose to move to neighbourhoods with ‘like-minded’ residents. Despite the government’s…
MoreUnions: SAS bankruptcy move was planned for months
SAS’s decision to file for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. on Tuesday came as no surprise to union leaders, who claimed yesterday the struggling airline has been planning the legal diversion for months….
MoreNovo Nordisk to fund abortion trips in U.S.
Novo Nordisk, Denmark’s biggest company and a global healthcare leader, has offered to fund travel and accommodation for its employees in the U.S. who need an abortion but would have to leave their…
MorePrime Minister given ‘political slap on the wrist’
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was given an official reprimand by a parliamentary majority, Tuesday, for her role in the Minkgate affair and specifically the government’s decision to cull the country’s entire mink herd…
MorePM leads remembrance for shooting victims
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen led the mourning last night for the victims of the weekend’s shooting tragedy. At a memorial service outside the Fields shopping mall in Amager, where three people were shot…
MoreMinister paid restaurant bills with government credit card
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Rasmus Prehn is in hot water after tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet revealed how he has repeatedly used his government-issued credit card for private purchases. According to the…
MoreDenmark ratifies Nordic neighbours’ NATO applications
Denmark became one of the first countries to ratify Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership applications, Tuesday, when the Danish ambassador in Washington DC delivered the formal paperwork to the U.S. State Department. Foreign…
MoreSAS files for bankruptcy protection following pilots’ strike
Scandinavia’s flagship airline, SAS, is under even more pressure after filing for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Nearly 1,000 SAS pilots went on strike, Monday, following a breakdown in management-union negotiations over the…
MoreNational Bank: Inflation could lead to recession
The National Bank has warned that a ’vicious spiral’ is threatening the Danish economy. In an interview with financial daily Børsen, National Bank Governor Lars Rohde said rising prices on everything from bread…
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