Posted on 16. Nov, 2020 in: News

U.S. has spied on Denmark for years

Government ministries and leading Danish companies have for years been spied on by the U.S National Security Agency (NSA). DR News confirms this morning how the NSA misused a secret agreement with the…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2020 in: News

Opposition leader smells blood as prime minister wavers on mink cull

Opposition leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen has urged the prime minister to initiate all-party talks ‘as soon as this week’ on a new epidemy bill. At the Liberal’s virtual convention over the weekend, Mr Ellemann-Jensen…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2020 in: News

Alternative leader quits sinking ship as party heads for oblivion

Alternative leader Josephine Fock has stepped down just 10 months after succeeding popular party founder Uffe Elbæk. In a press release Ms Fock acknowledged she had experienced difficulties bringing the party together following…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2020 in: News

No indication of Cluster-5 mutations

There have been no new reports of the Cluster-5 mutated coronavirus strain spreading to humans from minks, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said ahead of the weekend. The government ordered the culling of millions…

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2020 in: News

Virus updates

Infection rate stable…..Vestager self isolates…..Smell of rotting mink in Jutland…..Bird flu in south Denmark…. 1,058 new coronavirus cases were registered over the weekend as the number of hospitalisations rose by 23, to 259….

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Posted on 16. Nov, 2020 in: News

Bornholm brothers charged with murder but cleared of hate crime

Two brothers linked to neo-Nazism have been charged with the brutal slaying of a 28-year-old Danish-Tanzanian male on the island of Bornholm but the prosecution ruled out allegations of a racially motivated crime. The…

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Posted on 13. Nov, 2020 in: News

You’re making it up again, Carla – U.S. Ambassador caught in new lie

The New York Times has refuted claims by U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands that her postal vote in last week’s presidential election was never counted. In a tweet on November 7th the…

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Posted on 13. Nov, 2020 in: News

PM sidesteps ‘minkgate’ questions

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sidestepped the tricky ‘minkgate’ issue in an interview last night. Appearing on DR News’ evening show, the PM was repeatedly asked why it took days to inform mink breeders…

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Posted on 13. Nov, 2020 in: News

Dr. Fauci allays fears of Dansih corona mutation

Anthony Fauci, the United States’ leading expert on infectious diseases, has said the threat of a new corona virus strain spreading from mink to humans shouldn’t stop covid-19 vaccines from working, as feared by the Danish…

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Posted on 13. Nov, 2020 in: News

Virus updates

Infections, hospitalisations up…..Alarming images of dead mink….Danish vaccine proves effective against mutation in rabbit test….. 1,011 new corona cases were registered, Thursday, based on 75,315 tests, a slight increase on the previous day….

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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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