DPP: Send asylum seekers to Greenland
Failed asylum seekers should be sent to a remote part of Greenland where they can’t cause trouble – the latest proposal from Danish People’s Party (DPP) founder Pia Kjærsgaard in response to increasing…
More‘Drain the swamp’ Støjberg: I was quoting Reagan, not Trump
Deputy Liberal leader Inger Støjberg, who’s suffered a backlash for urging protesters at an anti-government demonstration to ‘drain the swamp’, denied yesterday she was echoing President Trump’s fiery campaign language but admitted she…
MoreHealth ministry silent on mink mutation briefing
In yet another twist in the minkgate scandal, the Health Ministry has declined to say whether Magnus Heunicke was briefed about a possible corona mutation in mink before his colleague, Mogens Jensen, who…
MoreNew death threats for 85-year-old Mohammed illustrator
85-year-old illustrator Kurt Westergaard, who drew the original caricature of the Prophet Mohammed with a bomb in his turban that sparked off anti-Denmark riots throughout the Middle East fifteen years ago, has received numerous…
MoreVirus updates
Infections up but contact rate down… 1,367 new corona cases were registered, Tuesday, the second-highest figure since the epidemic hit Denmark in March. 37 new patients were hospitalised, bringing the total to 255….
MoreDire prediction – infections could double by Christmas
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), an EU agency, projects a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations in Denmark as Christmas approaches, with the current rate of 1.000-1,200 new…
MoreLøkke the smoker leads anti-smoking campaign
Two former prime ministers – Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Helle Thorning-Schmidt – are fronting a national anti-smoking campaign aimed at youngsters, even though the ex-Liberal leader is an habitual smoker himself. Mr Løkke…
MoreDrain the swamp comment reveals Liberals’ power struggle
When former integration minister Inger Støjberg urged protesters to ‘drain the swamp’ at an anti-government demonstration, Saturday, it was the sign of an emerging power struggle within the Liberal party, leading political commentators…
MorePolice chief received money, mink coats, and makeovers
A former top-ranking National Police (Rigspolitiet) officer has been charged with bribery for allegedly receiving around DKK800,000, a couple of mink coats, and payment for various cosmetic operations from a consultancy company run…
MoreDouble agent terrorist returns from Spain
A Danish citizen given an eight-year prison sentence in Spain in 2018 for terrorist activities is being allowed to return to Denmark. 30-year-old Ahmed Samsam, known as one of Spain’s most dangerous terrorists, was convicted…
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