Defence Minister blamed for legal mess
Defence Minister Trine Bramsen has come under fire for getting Denmark involved in a ‘legal mess’ after it was revealed that an alleged pirate has been flown to Copenhagen to face prosecution. According…
MoreGovernment’s ally pulls the rug from under prime minister
The centrist Social Liberals (Radikale) have warned they won’t support a 1-party Social Democrat government again. In an interview with Politiken, party leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen said she would only back a prime minister…
MoreVirus updates
25.995 new corona cases were reported Thursday, the second-highest daily figure ever. 2,027 of those testing positive, around 8%, had been infected before. Nearly a quarter of a million tests were carried out…
MoreDenmark wins Mother Teresa award
Denmark has been awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2021 for Environment Sustainability. The Dubai-based Big News Network reports how each year, the Harmony Foundation from Maharashtra in India identifies…
MoreStock market tumble after record year for investors
Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s trend-setting C-25 index of ‘blue-chip’ shares has fallen every day since the start of the year and closed 3% down, Thursday, one of the 10-biggest single-day decreases since the C-25…
MoreForeign nationals an ‘integral part’ of labour market
10.5% of all full-time employees in this country are foreign nationals compared to only 6.3% ten years ago. A new study by the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) shows that at the end…
MoreBusiness warning: Simmering labour market could boil over
The Danish labour market is at boiling point, business organisations have warned after new figures showing 41% of companies in the construction industry were forced to reject orders in December due to a…
MoreWHO questions Danish virus optimism
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has questioned Danish claims that the pandemic could be over by the end of February. In an interview with TV2 News, Wednesday, leading WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris said she…
MoreGovernment stands firm on restrictions
The corona restrictions imposed in December will remain in place until at least January 16th. Following a government briefing of all parties, Wednesday, the Red/Green’s health spokesman, Peder Hvelplund, said there’s no immediate…
MoreHerd immunity back on the agenda
Herd immunity, often dismissed as a cynical, mathematical formula for human life by virologists, has again become a keyword in the battle against the coronavirus. In April 2020, then head of the National…
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