Election round-up
At 67.2%, voter turn-out in the country’s 98 local authorities was lower than the 70.8% of four years ago but higher than 2009, when 65.8% was the lowest in modern times. The highest…
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Infection rate highest this year….9 new deaths….Hospitilisations continue to rise….6 schools closed down…. 3,899 new corona cases were reported Tuesday, the highest daily infection rate this year. 150,587 people were tested, providing a…
MoreSweden exported virus to Nordic neighbours
Sweden’s relaxed corona strategy from the start of the pandemic last year led to the country becoming a virus exporter to its Nordic neighbours, a new Swedish/Norwegian/Australian study of more than 71,000 patient…
MoreEx-local politician in new sex orgies trial
As voters went to the polls, Tuesday, a former local politician appeared before Alborg District Court to face charges of ’pimping’. According to the prosecution, 58-year-old Per Zeidler, who was the head of…
MoreDefence Minister: EU united in showdown with Belarus
The Belarusian regime’s attempt to destablise the EU has failed and the 27-country union is stronger than ever, Defence Miniser Trine Bramsen said last night after a meeting with her EU counterparts and…
MoreBoris comes out against Russian pipeline
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has again voiced opposition to the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline that passes through Denmark’s territorial waters in the Baltic Sea. Following a meeting of cabinet ministers, Tuesday,…
MoreMunicipal elections underway – Social Democrats and Liberals facing test – decisive day for DPP leader
Danes – and foreign residents – go to the polls today in municipal elections that will decide the power structure in town, cites, and regions for the next four years. Voting got underway…
MorePM confident despite mink, text scandals
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is confident the Social Democrats won’t suffer from the minkgate scandal or the deleted text messages affair in today’s municipal elections. Although the party has dipped in recent opinion…
MoreProsecutor demands record-high sentence for Operation Greed fraudsters
Prosecutors are seeking a 10-year prison term for the alleged kingpin behind the Operation Greed affair, a record-high sentence for financial crime in this country. According to the indictment heard by Copenhagen District…
MoreChristian Democrat MP tired of Thunberg’s rants
Christian Democrat MP Jens Rohde has come under fire for urging world-famous climate activist Greta Thunberg to ‘go back to school where she belongs.’ After the young Swede described the Cop26 summit in Glasgow as…
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