Posted on 08. Feb, 2024 in: News

Justice Minister embraces new DNA technology

Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard is ready to allow the police to use extended DNA profiling to identify wanted criminals after a man was charged this week for a high-profile murder in Copenhagen committed…

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Posted on 08. Feb, 2024 in: News

Dubai court acquits Danish reality star of adultery

Danish reality TV star Elvira Pitzner has been acquitted of committing adultery by a  Dubai court. The well-known ‘influencer ‘ has been detained in Dubai since early December when she was arrested after…

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Posted on 08. Feb, 2024 in: News

Ørsted’s downturn costs state DKK200bn

Partially state-owned energy giant Orsted has announced widespread redundancies after posting a DKK20.2bn ($3.1bn) loss for 2023. The company’s stock-market value has been reduced by DKK400b ($58bn) over the past three years, costing…

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Posted on 08. Feb, 2024 in: News

Carlsberg hires top lawyers to challenge Putin

Carlsberg has posted a DKK 40.8 bin ($5.9 bn) loss for 2023 after Russia seized its business in the country. The brewing giant announced in June that a buyer had been found for…

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Posted on 07. Feb, 2024 in: News

Danish churches host Putin-friendly Moscow Patriarchate

The Moscow Patriarchate (Russian Orthodox Church) has held services 30 times in Danish churches since Russia invaded Ukraine, sparking off a debate amongst the ecclesiastical community as to whether they should be hosting…

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Posted on 07. Feb, 2024 in: News

Ministers demands answers from UNRWA

Unlike many other countries Denmark hasn’t suspended funding for the UNRWA but the government has urged the Palestinian aid organisation to live up to a number of criteria. In a joint op-ed piece…

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Posted on 07. Feb, 2024 in: News

‘Sextortion’ of minors on the rise

The number of minors being blackmailed after exchanging intimate photos with strangers on the internet has doubled. A new report by the State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime (SØIK), popularly…

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Posted on 07. Feb, 2024 in: News

Arbitration tribunal rejects Australian company’s DKK80b compensation claim

An Arbitral Tribunal in Copenhagen has dismissed a DKK80bn ($10.3bn) compensation demand from an Australian mining company that claimed a breach of contract after its exploration licence in Greenland for rare earths was…

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Posted on 07. Feb, 2024 in: News

Danish organisations welcome EU emission plans despite protests throughout Europe

Farmers’ protests have broken out in many countries across Europe in recent weeks over the EU’s green policies but in this country the agricultural and business sectors are satisfied with the increased awareness…

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Posted on 07. Feb, 2024 in: News

Uber could return to Denmark

Ride-sharing service Uber has refused to rule out a return to Denmark, after Transport Minister Thomas Danielsen said private cars need to play a greater role in public transport and he was ‘open…

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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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