Red Sea bonus for Maersk as freight prices rise
Shares in shipping giant Maersk surged for the second consecutive day, Wednesday, following the company’s decision to prolong a halt on Red Sea travel due to safety concerns. Yesterday’s 4% increase added to…
MoreMP’s affair with 15-year-old wasn’t the year’s biggest scandal
The Moderates were involved in two major scandals last year but they were overshadowed by the Military Intelligence (FE) espionage affair and the so-called ‘Samsam’ case. In a New Year YouGov poll for…
MoreInger Støjberg shows support for Israel
Former hardline immigration minister Inger Støjberg has arrived in Israel in a show of solidarity. Ahead of her trip, the Denmark’s Democrats leader accused the Danish government of ‘wavering’ in its support for…
MoreCourt defies Russian extradition request
A Danish Court has again refused to sanction the release of a Greek-Russian entrepreneur who’s been detained in this country since October last year at Russia’s request. At a Copenhagen District Court hearing,…
MoreBeach clean-up continues following Maersk spillage
Needles and syringes are still being found on the beaches between Bulbjerg and Blokhus from the four damaged Maersk containers that fell overboard off the coast of north Jutland during the pre-Christmas Storm Pia….
More$3m donation to Iraq minesweeping
The government has contributed an additional DKK19.5m ($3m) to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq, to help the Baghdad government protect civilians from the threat of explosive ordnance and support…
MoreMaersk suspends Red Sea shipping
A.P. Møller-Maersk (APM) has suspended all its shipping traffic through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden until further notice after one of its container vessels, the Maersk Hangzhou, was struck by a…
MoreGovernment aims for low tension in Arctic region
The government has promised increased focus on the Arctic region after Denmark assumed the chairmanship of the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) on January 1st. In a statement, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said…
MoreQueen quits – hands over throne to Crown Prince
Queen Margrethe is abdicating after 52 years on the throne. Her Royal Highness made the shock announcement in her traditional New Year’s Eve speech to the nation when she said she would be…
MoreNew King takes over on January 14th
Prince Frederik will take over the throne as His Majesty King Frederik and his wife, Australian-born Princess Mary, who he met in a Sydney bar during the 2000 Olympics, will become Queen Consort….
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