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Coronavirus ‘explosion’ in Sweden…1st Danish case given clean bill of health…Great grandson rises in Lego hierarchy… Swedish news bureau TT is reporting an ‘infection explosion’ in neighbouring Sweden where the number of people…
MorePM offers helping hand to Greece, Bulgaria
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has sent a personal letter to her counterparts in Greece and Bulgaria offering Danish help to stem the migrant influx after Turkey opened its borders to Europe. She told…
MoreLocal mayors demand more money from social balance reform
40 mayors from struggling local authorities have joined together to appeal for more funding from the government’s proposed ‘social balance’ reform bill. In an open letter the mayors claim that no matter how…
MoreFinance Ministry reports leak to police
The Finance Ministry has reported a leak of confidential documents to the police. According to reports the documents, leaked to Jyllands-Posten, were an integral part of the government’s negotiations with other parties concerning…
MoreCoronavirus halts Iraq training mission
Danish military advisors in Iraq can’t conduct their training mission, part of the US-led Inherent Resolve, because of the coronavirus. Defence Command Denmark said in a mission update: “The Iraqi government has postponed…
MoreISS hackers demand ransom money
For the past 18 days Danish cleaning and services giant, ISS, has been targeted by hackers. Recovery efforts are being led from the company’s headquarters in Copenhagen where teams of cyber-security experts are…
MoreDanes demand right to keep fishing in UK waters
Danish fishermen are determined to keep fishing in British waters whatever the outcome of UK-EU trade negotiations. British prime minister Boris Johnson has warned that the UK is taking back control of British…
MoreLego defies coronavirus with China expansion
Lego, enjoying record earnings as sales rose to DKK38.5bn ($5.7bn) last year, with profits of DKK 8.3 bn ($1.2bn), has vowed the coronavirus outbreak won’t halt its China expansion strategy. The Danish toy…
More10 infected with coronavirus as health minister triggers emergency measures
Another four Danes have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total so far up to ten. Three of the new cases have been in northern Italy while the fourth has returned from…
MoreSAS cancels all fights to northern Italy
Scandinavia’s flagship airline, SAS, has cancelled all flights to northern Italy and Hong Kong after the spread of the coronavirus hit demand. Flights to mainland China have already been suspended. SAS said on…
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