Posted on 09. Dec, 2010 in: News

Business students can’t do simple maths

Politicans and the business sector have expressed dismay at a new web documentary by Berlingske.dk that shows business school students struggling to work out simple equations such as nine times five. Minister of…

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Posted on 09. Dec, 2010 in: News

Homeless deported

16 of the 69 homeless people taken into custody after an early morning police raid on a Copenhagen shelter have been deported. Five other have asked for asylum, six have been released and…

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Posted on 09. Dec, 2010 in: News

Rwandan man arrested for genocide

Danish police have arrested a 48-year-old Rwandan man charged with genocide in his native country 16 years ago. Public Prosecutor Birgitte Vestberg refused to comment on what information the authorities have that led…

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Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 in: News

Parties divided on Helmand troops

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen will have to deal with widely different demands from the parties behind the ‘war coalition’ when they gather to hammer out a new strategy for 2011 this…

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Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 in: News

Environment minister defends Mærsk oil seepage

Minister of Environment Kaen Ellemann has been asked to give parliament an explanation as to why Mærsk Oil & Gas has for years been allowed to let more polluted oil seep into the…

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Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 in: News

Villy upset with media – again

Socialist People’s Party (SPP) boss Villy Søvndal has launched another verbal broadside at the media. After last week dismissing Politiken claims that his party was turning towards the right as ‘bullshit’, he has…

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Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 in: News

Liberals drowning as left heads for power

The ruling Liberal Party is in danger of sinking without trace. With less than a year to go to the next general election, a new Zapera poll indicates a comfortable 92-83 seat majority…

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Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 in: News

Town Hall Liberals vote with their feet

Two leading Liberal politicians at Copenhagen Town Hall have ‘defected’ to the Liberal Alliance, claiming that Lars Løkke Rasmussen isn’t the right leader and the party needs more ‘true liberal’ policies. Party chairman…

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Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 in: News

New private hospitals problems for Løkke

The Ministry of Finance was aware two years ago that private hospitals were being excessively compensated for their services by the National Health service. In an 11 page memo from January 2009, when…

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Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 in: News

Anti-terror demands could affect aid

Aid organisations claim that anti-terror legislation could severely hamper their efforts in developing countries. Minister of Business & Economy Brian Mikkelsen has threatened organisations operating abroad with fines, and even jail, unless they…

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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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