Posted on 06. Aug, 2020 in: News

Chinese surveillance cameras on Danish ships

88 surveillance cameras purchased from a Chinese security company banned in the U.S. have been installed on the Danish Navy’s two biggest warships, stoking fears of snooping. Although Hikvision, which calls itself the world’s…

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Posted on 06. Aug, 2020 in: News

Americans given money to go home

Five U.S. nationals have been given money by the Danish state to return home under the repatriation scheme normally reserved for refugees from hard-hit countries such as Syria, Somalia, or Iraq. Although it’s…

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Posted on 06. Aug, 2020 in: News

Government steps back from decision to accept 500 UN refugees

The government will only accept 200 UN quota refugees this year, all from Rwanda, even though money was appropriated in the 2020 budget for 500. Integration Minister Mattias Resfaye said there are still…

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Posted on 06. Aug, 2020 in: News

Anti-immigrant parties squabble over right-wing credentials

In his new role as the Danish People’s Party’s deputy leader,  Morten Messerchmidt has become embroiled in a war of words with Pernille Vermund, head of the anti-immigrant ‘New Right’ who’s accused the…

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Posted on 06. Aug, 2020 in: News

Virus updates

Infections continue to rise….Consumer spending close to Sweden’s despite lockdown….. There were 112 new cases of corona, Tuesday, the highest daily figure for three months as the virus continued its upward trajectory. However…

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Posted on 06. Aug, 2020 in: News

Danish Navy joins Arctic training exercise

Danish naval ships are currently taking part in an Arctic drill alongside the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, the Canadian armed forces, the Royal Dutch Navy and the French navy. The Nanook-Tuugaalik 2020…

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Posted on 06. Aug, 2020 in: News

650 jobs lost at Copenhagen Airport as devastation continues

Copenhagen Airport (CPH) has announced plans to lay off a quarter of its workforce – 650 full-time employees – due to the reduced passenger traffic amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The airport plans to…

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Posted on 05. Aug, 2020 in: News

Health supremo urges government to pause phase 4 following spike in infections

Head of the National Serum Institute, Kåre Mølbak, has advised against allowing nightclubs and music venues to reopen within the near future. In response to the recent increase in COVID-19 infections Denmark’s ‘health…

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Posted on 05. Aug, 2020 in: News

Health Minister: Nightclubs to stay shuttered

Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said last night that he wouldn’t give night clubs and discos the green light to open under the upcoming ‘phase 4’ easing of restrictions if the health authorities advise…

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Posted on 05. Aug, 2020 in: News

Infections continue to rise

77 new corona cases were confirmed, Tuesday, but the number of people hospitalised by the virus remained the same at 24. There were no new deaths. Although political parties have expressed concern about…

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