Authorities have approved 300 child bride marriages
The Danish authorities have approved around 300 marriages since 1986 involving minors in which one of the spouses was under 15 years old. A Berlingske report based on Central Personal Register data shows…
MoreKing fires up Denmark’s first AI supercomputer
Denmark’s first AI supercomputer, ‘Gefion’ was symbolically “plugged in” by King Frederik X at an event in Copenhagen on Wednesday. The supercomputer, which sits in an undisclosed location in the capital, is owned…
MoreAnti-whaling activist detained for futher 21 days
A Greenland court extended the custody of anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson by 21 days on Wednesday, until November 13th, as Denmark considers a Japanese extradition request. Public Prosecutor Mariam Khalil said the activist…
MoreConsumers pessimistic about financial situation
Consumers are becoming increasingly pessimistic. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index dropped to -8.9 in October, the lowest this year, from -6.8 in the previous month, ‘mainly due to…
More7 projects get EU funding to reduce CO2 emissions
Seven Danish energy companies have been granted a total of DKK 3.5bn ($500m) in EU funding for projects aimed at reducing over 33 million tons of CO2 emissions over the next ten years….
MoreCybersecurity the main disaster risk for Danes
A new EU assessment of the disaster risks facing EU citizens identifies cybersecurity threats, extreme weather events, and floods as the major concerns for Denmark, with cybersecurity threats receiving significantly more attention than…
MoreImam arranged ‘blood money’ in murder case
An imam at the Al-Hidayyah-mosque in the northwest district of Copenhagen allegedly negotiated ‘blood money’ for the family of a 17-year-old Bulgarian hairdressing apprentice mistakenly shot dead by gang members in December 2021….
MoreAnti-whaling activist fears he could end his days in a Japanese prison
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has expressed fears he could die in a Japanese prison. In a telephone interview with news agency Ritzau the 73-year-old US-Canadian campaigner, who remains detained in Greenland where he…
MoreTivoli investigates sexual abuse in Youth Guard
Management at the world-famous Tivoli Gardens has launched an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of members of the iconic Tivoli Youth Guard. According to documents obtained by Politiken a male employee is…
More139 Royal Theatre employees report harassment
One in four employees of Copenhagen’s famous Royal Theatre claim to have experienced abuse in the workplace. According to the theatre’s annual well-being survey, 139 staff members have reported some form of harassment…
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