Posted on 10. Nov, 2020 in: News

Pension funds live up to climate pledge – and more

Danish pension funds have invested so heavily in green projects over the past year that they are already ahead of schedule on their ambitious proposals laid out at the New York Climate Action…

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Posted on 10. Nov, 2020 in: News

Exports up, imports down

Denmark’s exports, boosted by pharmaceutical sales,  grew by 4.5% in September as imports declined by 0.5%. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show exports rose following a 1.4 percent decline in August. Imports fell…

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Posted on 09. Nov, 2020 in: News

Danish leaders welcome Biden presidency

Despite President Trump’s reluctance to accept his crushing defeat in the U.S. election, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is confident of a peaceful transition of power to his successor, Joe Biden. After the Democratic…

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Posted on 09. Nov, 2020 in: News

PM looks forward to climate cooperation with Biden

Denmark will enjoy increased collaboration with the U.S. on climate and security policy with Joe Biden as president, Prime Minister Mette Frederisken said Sunday after the Democrat was declared the winner in the…

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Posted on 09. Nov, 2020 in: News

U.S ambassador backs Trump’s conspiracy theory: My dead husband is still a registered voter

The USA’s ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, has offered support for President Trump’s unfounded claim that voter fraud cost him the U.S. election by tweeting: “My husband, Fred, died 5 years ago and…

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Posted on 09. Nov, 2020 in: News

WHO: No evidence to support mutation claims

The government has ordered the cull of Denmark’s entire mink population of around 17 million animals but according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) there is no evidence yet that a coronavirus mutation…

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Posted on 09. Nov, 2020 in: News

Opposition leader supports emergency mink legislation

Opposition leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen has thrown the government a lifeline by publicly supporting the decision to close down most of north Jutland and potentially kill off Denmark’s mink industry. The government has come…

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Posted on 09. Nov, 2020 in: News

Foreign Minister questions ‘severe’ UK clampdown on Danish travellers

Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has questioned the UK’s strong response to the corona threat from Denmark following the threat of a new coronavirus mutation from mink bred at Danish farms transmitting to humans. The…

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Posted on 09. Nov, 2020 in: News

Virus updates

Positivity rate stable…..Ireland mirrors UK ban….Swedish company ready with vaccine by January….214 cases of mink-related virus in humans… 891 new corona cases were registered, Sunday, a slight decrease, but the number of people…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2020 in: News

Northern Denmark in lockdown as mink crisis grows

The government has imposed a lockdown across northern Denmark after a mutated version of the new coronavirus was detected at mink farms in the region and then spread to people. Following the government’s…

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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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