Posted on 06. Sep, 2023 in: News

Former US Ambassador signs in at UN to lead Security Council bid

Denmark’s new Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Wednesday. Christina Markus Lassen, who will will lead Denmark’s bid for a seat on the UN…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2023 in: News

Danske Bank: Economy in good health but ‘areas for concern’

While the Danish economy is performing well Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, has warned of ‘problems below the surface’ in its latest Nordic Outlook, published Tuesday. It wrote: “Denmark’s economy is characterised by low…

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Posted on 06. Sep, 2023 in: News

Business shorts

Novo aims for obesity domination….launches weight-loss drug in UK…SAS comeback…. Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk is steaming ahead with plans to dominate the global obesity market by buying out fellow Danish company Embark…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2023 in: News

Defence Minister: Denmark ‘vigilant’ about corruption threat in Ukraine

Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has stressed that Denmark remains ‘vigilant’ to the threat of corruption in Ukraine after his Kyiv counterpart, Oleksii Reznikov, was dismissed, Sunday, as part of a wider anti-corruption…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2023 in: News

Danish activist on hunger strike in Bahrain

Danish-Bahraini activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja has gone on hunger strike in protest against his continued detention and denial of access to medical care. Al Khawaja, who’s serving a life sentence in Bahrain for inciting an…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2023 in: News

Denmark doubles financial commitment to Africa’s Green Climate Fund

Denmark is doubling its contribution to Africa’s Green Climate Fund (GCF). Speaking at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday, Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy Dan Jorgensen announced…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2023 in: News

City Hall pushes for legalised cannabis – Mayor urges tourists to avoid drug trade in Christiania

A political majority at Copenhagen City Hall would support a trial period to test legalised cannabis in the capital following the gangland shooting in the ‘Free State’ of Christiania ten days ago in…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2023 in: News

Weapons seized in stop and search zones

Copenhagen police have searched 200 people since two stop and search zones were set up in the capital last week following the gangland slaying in Christiania – eight have been charged with illegal…

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2023 in: News

Government moving ahead with aviation tax

The government is still keen to impose an aviation tax, the Moderates’ climate spokesperson Henrik Frandsen said Monday in response to new figures showing more people flew abroad in July than last year….

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Posted on 05. Sep, 2023 in: News

Business shorts

Jobindex sues Google…..Airport hikes prices…..LEGO expands despite fall in revenue…. Jobindex has launched a copyright lawsuit against Google, claiming the U.S. tech giant copies job ads to its own service without permission. “We’re willing…

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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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