Posted on 26. Mar, 2024 in: News

Maersk shares plummet after Baltimore bridge collision

Shipping giant Maersk’s share price dropped over three percent after its vessel DALI collided with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing extensive damage. Hours after the collision, Maersk announced that it would cease…

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Posted on 26. Mar, 2024 in: News

Warship on its way back home

The warship Iver Huitfeldt is heading back to Denmark after completing its seven-week mission in the Red Sea as part of  Operation Prosperity Guardian. Earlier this month, the vessel successfully intercepted four drones…

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Posted on 26. Mar, 2024 in: News

Ryanair wins ticket refund battle

Ryanair has emerged victorious in a significant legal tussle at the Supreme Court regarding ticket refunds for a cancelled flight. The case, sparked by two passengers left unreimbursed due to their disrupted travel…

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Posted on 26. Mar, 2024 in: News

Shoplifting on the rise

Shoplifting incidents are on the rise, with 13,523 fines or prison sentences issued in 2023, marking a 29% increase compared to 2022 and the highest level since 2014. Supermarket chain Coop has reported…

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Posted on 26. Mar, 2024 in: News

SAS reports new multi-million loss

SAS continues to struggle. The airline lost nearly DKK1.5bn ($217m) over the 3-month November – February period, including DKK535m ($77m) last month alone, despite living up to revenue expectations. Since 2022, SAS has…

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Posted on 26. Mar, 2024 in: News

Leading accounting firm hit with DKK105m fine

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been ordered by a court in Lyngby to pay almost DKK105m ($15.8m) in compensation for endorsing an annual report that violated good accounting practices. The case revolves around the acquisition…

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Posted on 26. Mar, 2024 in: News

Royal family – a national loss maker

The Royal Family has announced a deficit of just over DKK1m ($150,000) for last year. Analysts attributed the loss to a year filled with numerous activities and sustained high prices. In comparison, the…

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Posted on 25. Mar, 2024 in: News

Danish tank delivery to Ukraine faces further delays

Despite pledging to deliver 80 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine by the end of 2023 only 30 have reached the battlefield to date. In April 2023, a consortium consisting of Denmark, Germany, and…

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Posted on 25. Mar, 2024 in: News

Maersk ends search for lost containers

Maersk has stopped its search for shipping containers lost at sea during a Christmas storm. The 18,000-ton Mayview Maersk lost 46 containers off the Northern Jutland coast amidst the battering of Storm Pia….

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Posted on 25. Mar, 2024 in: News

Wealthy gain from loan rate drop

Banks’ interest rates have experienced a surprising decline this year. Despite widespread perceptions of banking greed, data from Samlino, an online comparison portal, shows that average interest rates offered to customers have dropped…

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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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