Posted on 11. Aug, 2020 in: News

Right-wingers call for crackdown on immigrant corona carriers

Anti-immigrant parties have called for a strong reaction from the government following reports that 70% of all new corona infections last week were found amongst ethnic minorities. In a Facebook message, head of…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2020 in: News

Cash offer to failed asylum seekers

The government is hoping a cash offer will tempt failed asylum seekers to leave the country. Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye has proposed that asylum seekers denied residency at the first attempt be offered…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2020 in: News

Danish ship deployed in Strait of Hormuz

A Danish naval frigate has set sail for the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran where it will join an international mission to ensure free passage of shipping. Although the situation…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2020 in: News

Vegan Party aims for green vote too

Denmark’s new political party – the Vegans – is aiming to steal green voters in a push for parliament. Policy spokesman Corvinius Olesen has warned that all parties would be challenged on their…

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Posted on 11. Aug, 2020 in: News

Wild boar fence is working

Since a 70-kilometre fence was built along Denmark’s southern border last year to restrict the spread of swine fever that was threatening the lucrative Danish pork industry – and also to keep out immigrants…

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Posted on 10. Aug, 2020 in: News

PM cautious about intervention as infections rise

Washing hands and social distancing are the key to stop the corona virus spreading, not more government intervention, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in an interview with DR News, Sunday. The PM, who’s…

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Posted on 10. Aug, 2020 in: News

Virus updates

169 new infections….Voters support compulsory masks…5 million face masks for Aarhus….Danish Crown shuts down for a week…. 169 people tested positive for covid-19, Saturday, the highest single-day figure since April. 79 new cases…

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Posted on 10. Aug, 2020 in: News

Warning to asylum seekers who refuse to return home

All asylum seekers who arrive in Denmark in the future will be required to attend a mandatory orientation course run by the newly-formed Repatriation Agency. Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye said they need to…

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Posted on 10. Aug, 2020 in: News

Government places conditions on emergency aid to Lebanon

The government has donated a further DKK150m (€20m) to relief efforts in Lebanon following the massive blast at the port of Beirut last week that killed at least 158 people and injured about…

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Posted on 10. Aug, 2020 in: News

State-sponsored gaming company under for investment in Saudi city

Partially state-owned Danish e-sports media company BLAST has been hit with a social media storm for signing a partnership deal with Saudi Arabia’s planned $500bn ‘city of the future’, Neom. E-sports fans have dismissed…

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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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