Posted on 09. May, 2024 in: News

Salmonella outbreak linked to English minced beef

The health authorities have pinpointed minced beef imported from England as the cause of a salmonella outbreak affecting 51 individuals. Contaminated meat, processed by Danish company Hilton Foods and distributed in Coop stores…

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Posted on 08. May, 2024 in: News

New defence chief: ‘Putin is our biggest threat’

New chief of defence Michael Hyldgaard has pinpointed the biggest threat to Denmark’s security right now – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. In his first interview since replacing Flemming Lentfer, who was fired last month following…

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Posted on 08. May, 2024 in: News

Moderates leader: ‘Nobody wanted us’

The centrist Moderates were initially an unwanted partner in the government coalition, party leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has claimed in a new audiobook that charts the post-election ‘wheeling and dealing’ in 2022. According…

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Posted on 08. May, 2024 in: News

Education Minister tops approval ratings

Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke is no longer the voters’ choice as the government’s most popular minister – in a new Epinion survey for DR News and political news site Altinget he’s been replaced…

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Posted on 08. May, 2024 in: News

DKK250m humanitarian aid package for Ukraine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a new, DKK 250m (€33.5m)  humanitarian aid package ‘to help meet the needs of the Ukrainians most affected by the war.’ Minister for Development Aid and…

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Posted on 08. May, 2024 in: News

Copenhagen Pride accused of ‘pinkwashing’

Financial institute Nykredit is the latest big-name company to withdraw sponsorship for the Copenhagen Pride festival, following Novo Nordisk, Maersk, and the Confederation of Danish Industry. Nykredit’s head of communications, Trine Ahrenkiel, said…

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Posted on 08. May, 2024 in: News

Tax agency makes deal with tax scammers

The Danish Tax Agency (Skattestyrelsen) has reportedly reached a secret, out-of-court settlement with four alleged fraudsters in the multi-billion share dividend scam that should net the authorities a ‘three-figure’ million kroner sum. DR News…

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Posted on 08. May, 2024 in: News

Danske Bank earns billions from high interest rates

Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, has posted a DKK 5.6bn ($700m) profit for the first quarter (Q1) 2024, an increase of 9% on the same period last year and better than analysts’ expectations –…

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Posted on 08. May, 2024 in: News

Maersk’s Red Sea warning

Maersk has warned that disruption to Red Sea container shipping is rising and could reduce the industry’s capacity between Asia and Europe by up to 20% in the second quarter. The Danish shipping…

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Posted on 07. May, 2024 in: News

PM repeats Russia hybrid war warning

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said she can see the war in Ukraine spreading to the rest of Europe and moving closer to Denmark. At a press conference in Copenhagen, Monday, alongside her…

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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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7:59: TODAS LAS NOTICIAS DANESAS DEL MOMENTO.
7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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