Danish kids have poor reading skills
In response to a new global survey showing that Danish school children’s reading and arithmetic ability has deteriorated, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen vowed to make Denmark’s ‘good school system better’. The new…
MoreGreat Britain provokes pull-out debate
There definitely won’t be any Danish soldiers in the Helmand province of Afghanistan after the British have pulled out but it’s still too early to say when. That was Prime Minister Lars Løkke…
MoreDanes in Afghan army units
10-15 Danish soldiers will become part of an Afghan army unit in Helmand in February to provide ‘on the job training’, the first time ever that Danish troops have operated under Afghan leadership….
MoreDesperate war veterans commit suicide
A growing number of Danish soldiers returning home from military action abroad have taken their own lives. At least five have committed suicide since March, bringing the total to 17 since 2007. US…
MorePlane door fell off
The door of an aeroplane fell off over a small Danish village, Friday, and it wasn’t the first time – according to the Accident Investigation Board it happens about once every year. The…
MoreWikileaks boss arrested in UK
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to face extradition charges from Sweden in a London courtroom today. For more see: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in Britain
MoreMinorities are more criminal
Men from ethnic minorities commit far more crime than the national average. According to new Statistics Denmark figures, 21% of all descendants of immigrants, between the age of 20-29, were found guilty of…
MoreConnie rejects USA’s ‘misguided’ view
The leaked WikiLeaks cables reveal the USA’s misguided view of informal conversations, EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said during a press conference at the Cop16 Climate Conference in Mexico, Monday. At the same…
MoreMust do better Mr Frederiksen
Denmark’s Minister of Foreign Affairs isn’t performing too well, at least according to the Financial Times. In a league table of the best-performing finance ministers amongst the EU’s 19 biggest economies, Claus Hjorth…
MoreUnderperforming schoolkids
Danish school children aren’t performing too well, either, according to the latest PISA results, the unofficial comparison of public schools throughout the world. Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen said the latest PISA…
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