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Apple to re-direct waste heat from Viborg….Airport tests 3D scanner system….Noma closing down…. IT giant Apple will start providing heating to homes and offices in Europe this year using the waste heat output…
MoreSocial Liberal leader defends decision not to join government
The Social Liberals (Radikale) declined to join the new government coalition in December because they feared they would be ‘crushed’ by their bigger partners, party leader Martin Lidegaard told delegates at the centrist…
MoreLøkke summons Iran Ambassador to explain ‘bestial executions’
Iranian Ambassador, HE Ms Afsaneh Nadipour, has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry today (Monday) after the Islamic Republic executed two men, Saturday, convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during a demonstration….
MoreHealth Minister refuses to back down on Minkgate criticism
Health Minister Sophie Løhde continues to maintain that her ‘boss’, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, deliberately trashed evidence in the Minkgate affair. Ahead of the November 1st election the Liberal politician repeatedly accused the…
MoreGovernment economist casts doubts on public holiday claims
The government’s own economic advisors have questioned the move to scrap one public holiday, probably Great Prayer Day, from 2024 to help finance more defence spending. The coalition’s proposal, part of its political platform, has…
MoreOdense joins Queen in denouncement of Russian judge
Odense City Hall has joined the wave of criticism aimed at Russian illustrator and art professor Anastasia Arkhipova, who’s been picked to chair the jury that will choose the winner of the Hans…
MoreHealth experts dismiss testing for China travellers
The National Serum Institute (NSI) has again declined to recommend mandatory Covid testing of all travellers from China. Although the EU’s Integrated Political Crisis Response group (IPCR) suggested last week that all passengers…
MoreDenmark hit by ‘triple whammy – influenza, Covid, RSV
The National Serum Institute (NSI) has reported a significant rise in the number of excess deaths in the final week of 2022. Around 1,400 people died between December 24th-31st, at least 30% higher…
MoreWhile you were away – a brief roundup of the Christmas/New Year news
News round-up: December 18th 2022 – January 8th 2023…. Politics/Economy: A new Megafon survey for TV2 showed voters are divided on the decision not to set up an independent inquiry to investigate Prime…
MoreVirus experts sound the alarm about new variant
While all eyes are focused on the threat of a new corona variant from China a new strain, known as XBB.1.5, that’s spreading fast in the U.S. has now been identified in 29…
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